Involuntary detention and treatment of the mentally ill: China's 2012 Mental Health Law

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 581-588

  Ding, Chunyan ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Involuntary detention; Involuntary treatment; Mentally ill patients; The mental health law of china

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONFIDENTIALITY; DETENTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY DETENTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH LAW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIVACY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRY; VIOLENCE;

CHINA; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 84909954959     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2014.02.032     Document Type: Article

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