Kenya’s mental health law

Kenya’s Mental Health Act 1989 is now outdated. It is a signatory to international rights conventions that provide for state protection of the rights of people with mental illness, their property and their treatment. There is, however, a glaring failure to implement the existing legal provisions. A...

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Autores principales: Ndetei, David M., Muthike, Job, Nandoya, Erick S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017
Materias:
Mental Health Law Profile
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5663024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29093961
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description Kenya’s Mental Health Act 1989 is now outdated. It is a signatory to international rights conventions that provide for state protection of the rights of people with mental illness, their property and their treatment. There is, however, a glaring failure to implement the existing legal provisions. A new Mental Health Bill that aims to respond comprehensively to the challenges affecting mental health services in Kenya is awaiting enactment.
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spelling pubmed-56630242017-11-02 Kenya’s mental health law Ndetei, David M. Muthike, Job Nandoya, Erick S. BJPsych Int Mental Health Law Profile Kenya’s Mental Health Act 1989 is now outdated. It is a signatory to international rights conventions that provide for state protection of the rights of people with mental illness, their property and their treatment. There is, however, a glaring failure to implement the existing legal provisions. A new Mental Health Bill that aims to respond comprehensively to the challenges affecting mental health services in Kenya is awaiting enactment. The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2017-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5663024/ /pubmed/29093961 Text en © 2017 The Royal College of Psychiatrists http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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