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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Main Authors: Marilyn Lucas, Dean Stevenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2005-12-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/110