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Paradoxes of Personal Responsibility in Mental Health Care
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-19, 02:23 authored by Lakeman, RPersonal responsibility is widely considered important in mental health recovery as well as in popular models of alcohol and drug treatment. Neo-liberal socio-political rhetoric around consumerism in health care often assumes that people are informed and responsible for their own choices and behaviour. In the mental health care context and especially in emergency or crisis settings, personal responsibility often raises particular paradoxes. People often present whose behaviour does not conform to the ideals of the responsible consumer; they may seek and/or be granted absolution from irresponsible behaviour. This paradox is explored and clinicians are urged to consider the context-bound nature of personal responsibility and how attributions of personal responsibility may conflict with policy and their own professional responsibilities to intervene to protect others.
History
Publication title
Issues in Mental Health NursingVolume
37Issue
12Pagination
929-933ISSN
0161-2840Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
Taylor & Francis Inc.Place of publication
United StatesRights statement
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