Disparities in justice and care: persons with severe mental illnesses in the U.S. immigration detention system.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
; 38(3): 392-9, 2010.
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| ID: mdl-20852226
ABSTRACT
As the total number of persons held within the U.S. immigration detention system has grown, the number of detained persons with severe mental illnesses has grown correspondingly. Reports issued by the government, legal and human rights advocates, and the media have brought to light a problematic and growing detention system with pervasive legal and mental health care disparities. Described are the structure and funding of the U.S. immigration detention system, the legal state of affairs for immigration detainees with mental illnesses, and what is known about the present system of mental health care within the U.S. immigration detention system. Attention is given to the paucity of legal protections for immigration detainees with severe mental illnesses, such as no right to appointed legal counsel and no requirement for mental competence before undergoing deportation proceedings. A case example and discussion of potential alternatives to detention highlight the need for wide-ranging reform.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
1_acesso_equitativo_servicos
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2_cobertura_universal
Asunto principal:
Prejuicio
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Prisiones
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Justicia Social
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Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
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Emigración e Inmigración
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Disparidades en Atención de Salud
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
Asunto de la revista:
JURISPRUDENCIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos