Comparing legislation for involuntary admission and treatment of mental illness in four South Asian countries

Comparing legislation for involuntary admission and treatment of mental illness in four South Asian countries

Abstract Background Involuntary admission or treatment for the management of mental illness is a relatively common practice worldwide. Enabling legislation exists in most developed and high-income countries. A few of these countries have attempted to align their legislation with the United Nations C...

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Main Authors: Sangeeta Dey, Graham Mellsop, Kate Diesfeld, Vajira Dharmawardene, Susitha Mendis, Sreemanti Chaudhuri, Aniruddha Deb, Nafisa Huq, Helal Uddin Ahmed, Mohammad Shuaib, Faisal Rashid Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Subjects:
Mental health legislation
Law
South Asia
Comparison
Trend
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13033-019-0322-7

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