scholarly journals Mental health law in Colombia

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 92-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Chaskel ◽  
James M. Shultz ◽  
Silvia L. Gaviria ◽  
Eliana Taborda ◽  
Roland Vanegas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Mental Health Law ◽  
The Past ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
Laws And Policies ◽  
Health Laws

Mental health law in Colombia has evolved over the past 50 years, in concert with worldwide recognition and prioritisation of mental healthcare. Laws and policies have become increasingly sophisticated to accommodate the ongoing transformations throughout Colombia's healthcare system and improvements in mental health screening, treatment and supportive care. Mental health law and policy development have been informed by epidemiological data on patterns of mental disorders in Colombia. Colombia is distinguished by the fact that its mental health laws and policies have been formulated during a 60-year period of continuous armed conflict. The mental health of Colombian citizens has been affected by population-wide exposure to violence and, accordingly, the mental health laws that have been enacted reflect this feature of the Colombian experience.

scholarly journals Mental health law in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-19
Author(s):  
Jessica Carlisle
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
International Standards ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Mental Health Law ◽  
The Past ◽  
Health Organization

During the past 30 years the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has developed an extensive hospital-based mental health system culminating in the passing of a mental health law in 2014. This legislation embodies many of the international standards promoted by the World Health Organization. However, the mechanisms for protecting the human rights of psychiatric patients are neither sufficiently independent nor adequately robust.

scholarly journals Mental health law in Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Hudson Walker ◽  
Akwasi Osei
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health System ◽  
Mental Health System ◽  
Mental Healthcare ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Mental Health Law ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
New System

In 2012 Ghana passed a new Mental Health Act, which aimed to create a new system of mental healthcare in Ghana. The Act includes provisions for the creation of a modern, community-based mental health system and for the protection of the rights of persons with mental disorders. This article discusses the implications of the Act and the progress which has been made towards its implementation.

Principles of Mental Health Law and Policy

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 669-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Fanning
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Mental Health Law ◽  
Law And Policy

scholarly journals Harnessing the power of fusion? A valiant but flawed effort to obviate the need for a distinct mental health law

2014 ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Paul S. Appelbaum
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Differential Treatment ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Involuntary Hospitalization ◽  
Mental Health Law ◽  
The Past ◽  
Medical Disorders ◽  
Current Proposal

<p>When it comes to involuntary interventions, the notion that people with mental disorders should be treated identically to persons with general medical disorders has an undoubted appeal. As Dawson and Szmukler have argued previously, principles of fairness and non-discrimination would appear to be well served by basing involuntary hospitalization and treatment in both contexts on incapacity to provide consent. In this commentary, I take note of some of the intellectual forebears of the Szmukler, Daw, and Dawson proposal, and ask why – despite the formidable intellects that have lined up behind similar approaches in the past – they have not been adopted. I also consider some aspects of the current proposal itself, including the unresolved tensions between equal and differential treatment of persons with mental disorders, and the potential practical consequences, especially for persons with general medical disorders. I conclude that the rationale for fusing two disparate bodies of law may itself be irremediably flawed, and the undesirable consequences significant.</p><p> </p><p> </p>

scholarly journals Mental health law in Algeria: new amendments, old concerns

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Zoubir Benmebarek
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Mental Health Law ◽  
Coercive Measures ◽  
The Core ◽  
Patients Rights ◽  
Health Laws

Since 2018 Algeria has had a new mental health law intended to be more practical and in line with international standards for patients’ rights and supervision of coercive measures. Despite its simpler formulation compared with the previous law it remains far from what psychiatrists need and what patients hope for. Some chapters are confusing and difficult to grasp. Like previous mental health laws, it is unlikely that the current law will actually be applied, owing to the huge gap between the core text and the available services.

scholarly journals Changing patterns and influencing factors of involuntary admissions following the implementation of China’s mental health law: A 4-year longitudinal investigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua-Jian Ma ◽  
Bin Xie ◽  
Yang Shao ◽  
Jing-Jing Huang ◽  
Ze-Ping Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Law ◽  
Mental Health Law ◽  
Medical Factors ◽  
Psychiatric Institutions ◽  
The Status ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
National Mental Health ◽  
Health Laws

Abstract Involuntary admission (IA) is limited to particular situations in mental health laws to protect patients from unnecessary coercion. China’s first national mental health law has been in effect since 2013; however, the status of IA has not been sufficiently explored. To explore the changing patterns of IA since the clinical application of the IA criteria specified in the new law, an investigation of IA status was undertaken in 14 periods (each period lasting for one month from 05/2013 to 05/2017) in the tertiary specialized psychiatric hospital in Shanghai. The socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of 3733 patients were collected. The differences among IA rates in different periods were compared, and the characteristics of patients who were and were not involuntarily admitted were analysed. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to clarify the independent variables of IA. The IA rate dramatically decreased after the implementation of the new law, while the overall trend gradually increased. The implementation of the IA risk criteria is effective, but IA is still common in China. The medical factors influencing IA following the implementation of the new law are similar to those in previous studies at home and abroad. Non-medical factors might be the main causes of the high IA rates in Chinese psychiatric institutions.

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