Allan Alfred
Law Context. 2003;20(2):24-53.
This article uses a therapeutic jurisprudence perspective to review the evolution of mental health law in the Western world by examining developments at various stages in history, in particular the 20th century. It suggests that one of the major challenges for the future, from a therapeutic jurisprudence perspective, will be to help minimise the stigma, prejudice and discrimination associated with mental health law. The article concludes with the suggestion that the question of whether mental health law itself, because it contributes to discrimination against mentally disordered people, may be anti-therapeutic requires more investigation and consideration.
本文运用治疗法学的视角，通过审视历史上各个阶段的发展，尤其是20世纪的发展，来回顾西方世界心理健康法的演变。文章指出，从治疗法学的角度来看，未来的主要挑战之一将是帮助尽量减少与心理健康法相关的污名、偏见和歧视。文章最后提出，鉴于心理健康法本身可能因导致对精神障碍患者的歧视而具有反治疗性，这一问题需要更多的调查和思考。
