Mental health legislation in the Philippines: Philippine Mental Health Act.

Philippines Psychiatry and law ethics low- and middle-income countries

Journal

BJPsych international
ISSN: 2056-4740
Titre abrégé: BJPsych Int
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101654173

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Aug 2019
Historique:
entrez: 7 8 2019
pubmed: 7 8 2019
medline: 7 8 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The first mental health act legislation in the history of the Philippines has been officially signed into law and was enacted as the Republic Act no. 11036 on 21 June 2018. It provides a rights-based mental health bill and a comprehensive framework for the implementation of optimal mental healthcare in the Philippines. We review the principles and provisions of the Mental Health Act of 2017 and the implications for mental healthcare in the Philippines.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1192/bji.2018.33 PMID: 31385981 PMC: PMC6646847
pubmed: 31385981
doi: 10.1192/bji.2018.33
pii: 00033
pmc: PMC6646847
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

65-67

Références

BMC Public Health. 2011 Jul 06;11:536
pubmed: 21733151

Auteurs

John Lally (J)

Psychiatrist and Clinical Lecturer, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK. Email: john.lally@kcl.ac.uk.
Psychiatrist and Clinical Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Ireland.
Psychiatrist and Clinical Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University College Dublin, St Vincent's University Hospital, Ireland.
ORCID: 0000-0003-3038-0625

Rene M Samaniego (RM)

Psychiatrist, Section of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Makati Medical Center, the Philippines.

John Tully (J)

Psychiatrist and Clinical Lecturer, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London, UK.
ORCID: 0000-0002-5858-3419

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