Cross Currents; Panel on Mental Illness with John Ives, William Dalton, and Arthur Kuflik, Part 2 of 3
Description:
The legal forces, trials, forced treatment, and the question of responsibility, today on Cross Currents, you'll be hearing the second of a three part series on mental illness presented by The Church Street Center for Community Education in Burlington and the Vermont Association for Mental Health. Participating in the program are John Ives, a forensic psychiatrist from the University of Vermont's Medical School, William Dalton, an attorney with the State Department of Mental Health, and Arthur Kulflik, a professor of philosophy at UVM. Specifically, Ives speaks about the culpability of the mentally ill in the court of law, Dalton discusses the issue of protecting the rights of the mentally ill, and Kuflik presents his philosophical viewpoint on mental illness, commitment and treatment procedures. Crosscurrents is a series of recorded lectures and public forums exploring issues of public concern in Vermont.
