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Mental health law profile: the United Arab Emirates

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ghanem Alhassani  and
Ossama T. Osman
Ghanem Alhassani
Affiliation:
Alain Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, email ossamao@uaeu.ac.ae
Ossama T. Osman
Affiliation:
Alain Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Abstract

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There are two federal laws in the UAE from 1981 that are specific to people with mental illnesses and disabilities. Efforts are presently being made to develop other laws addressing the protection of the vulnerable population, including women, children and the elderly. A new updated Mental Health Act is needed to keep in line with the UAE's major leaps achieved in healthcare.

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Mental Health Law Profiles
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BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , August 2015 , pp. 70 - 72
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