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Mental health law in Finland
A tradition of Romano-Germanic or civil law defines the legal system in Finland. Laws of relevance to psychiatry are the 1990 Mental Health Act and, insofar as it pertains to forensic psychiatry, the Criminal Law (1889) and the Law on State Mental Hospitals (1987, revised 1997). These are outlined i...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6735078/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31508140 |
| Sumario: | A tradition of Romano-Germanic or civil law defines the legal system in Finland. Laws of relevance to psychiatry are the 1990 Mental Health Act and, insofar as it pertains to forensic psychiatry, the Criminal Law (1889) and the Law on State Mental Hospitals (1987, revised 1997). These are outlined in the present paper. |
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