Development of mental health law in Iran: work in progress

Mehdi Nasr Esfahani; Gholamreza Mirsepassi; Mohammad-Kazem Atef-Vahid

doi:10.1192/S2056474000000477

BJPsych International (Aug 2015)

Development of mental health law in Iran: work in progress

Mehdi Nasr Esfahani,
Gholamreza Mirsepassi,
Mohammad-Kazem Atef-Vahid

Affiliations

Mehdi Nasr Esfahani: Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Gholamreza Mirsepassi: Iranian Psychiatric Association, email
Mohammad-Kazem Atef-Vahid: Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1192/S2056474000000477
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12
pp. 68 – 70

Abstract

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A brief account of the three stages of development of a new mental health law in Iran is given. At each stage, the expert opinions of mental health professionals and lawyers interested in the rights of psychiatric patients were obtained. The final draft of the law consists of six sections and 50 articles. It has been submitted for ratification by Parliament.

Published in BJPsych International

ISSN: 2056-4740 (Print); 2058-6264 (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-international

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