Institutional victimisation in post-apartheid South Africa
Objective. Institutionalisation of psychiatric patients was a prevalent treatment approach in the apartheid era of South Africa. Allegations of patient victimisation in the form of violence and abuse arose frequently during that time. From 1994 the process of democratisation introduced a strong huma...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2005-12-01
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Series: | South African Journal of Psychiatry |
Online Access: | http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/110 |