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Is Psychiatric Treatment a Human Right?

December 30, 2013 Becky Oberg

Recently a hospital in Indianapolis cut its number of beds for psychiatric patients, despite the fact it was already running at 98 percent capacity. More Than Borderline blog author, Becky Oberg, argues that psychiatric care, although expensive and unprofitable, should not be a budget casualty.

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APA Reference
Oberg, B. (2013, December 30). Is Psychiatric Treatment a Human Right?, HealthyPlace. Retrieved on 2024, March 29 from https://www.healthyplace.com/blogs/borderline/2013/12/is-psychiatric-treatment-a-human-right



Author: Becky Oberg

ken bowes
December, 30 2013 at 11:14 am

This is so typical of the type of stigmatising of the mentally ill that is so common. Until healthcare dollars for mental health issues matches the impact on society we will continue to see these types of decisions.

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