Claims against Revision of the Mental HealthAct of 1987 by Social Movements ofPeople with Psychosocial Disabilities

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  • 精神障害者の社会運動による1987 年の精神衛生法改正への主張
  • セイシン ショウガイシャ ノ シャカイ ウンドウ ニ ヨル 1987ネン ノ セイシン エイセイホウ カイセイ エ ノ シュチョウ

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<p>　Revision of the Mental Health Act of 1987 has been framed as a law revision</p><p>in consideration of human rights, caused by international criticisms to Japanese</p><p>mental health system with the case of Utsunomiya Hospital as a trigger. Previous</p><p>studies with critical perspective to such historical frame have pointed out</p><p>that revision of the Mental Health Act of 1987 was not intended by the victims</p><p>of the Utsunomiya Hospital, but reflected on intentions of organizations for families,</p><p>psychiatrists, and lawyers exclusively. However, they have not described</p><p>claims of people with psychosocial disabilities. So, descriptions of history without</p><p>people concerned have been repeatedly quoted. This study aims to clarify</p><p>the claims of the social movements of people with psychosocial disabilities</p><p>against revision of the Mental Health Act of 1987. It analyzes the historical descriptions</p><p>of such social movements and their claims. The analysis clearly</p><p>demonstrated that the focus of social movements of people with psychosocial</p><p>disabilities was on abolition rather than revision, because the Mental Health Act</p><p>was an authority for involuntary hospitalization with peace preservation nature.</p><p>The claims of movements highlighted promotion of discriminative opinions of</p><p>citizens who alienated people with psychosocial disabilities by portraying them</p><p>as dangerous and excluded them thorough involuntary hospitalization. Such</p><p>claims were unique to people with psychosocial disabilities in term of pointing</p><p>out commonality between abolition of the Mental Health Act and opposition of</p><p>security measures. As above, this study reveals claims of social movements of</p><p>people with psychosocial disabilities, which have been invisible in previous his</p><p>torical descriptions of a law revision on Mental Health Act with exclusion of</p><p>persons concerned.</p>

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