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The new French mental health law regarding psychiatric involuntary treatment

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jean Louis Senon ,
Carol Jonas  and
Michel Botbol
Jean Louis Senon
Affiliation:
Poitiers University and Henri Laborit University Hospital, Poitiers, France
Carol Jonas
Affiliation:
Public Psychiatrist, CHU Tours, France
Michel Botbol
Affiliation:
University of Western Brittany and Brest University Hospital, Bohars, France, email michel.botbol@chu-brest.fr
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The French Republic has had four laws governing the detention of people with a mental illness. The first dates from 1838 and remained in place until 1990. The most recent one was issued on 27 September 2013; it confirmed the role of the judge and strengthened the legal procedures. This new French mental health law is an attempt to find a balance between the protection of patients' rights and the need for treatment.

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BJPsych International , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , February 2016 , pp. 13 - 15
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References

Senon, J. L. & Voyer, M. (2012) Modalités et impact de la mise en oeuvre de la loi du 5 juillet 2011: de l'impérieuse nécessité de placer le patient au centre de nos préoccupations. Annales Médico-psychologiques, 170, 693–698.Google Scholar
Senon, J. L., Jonas, C. & Voyer, M. (2012a) Les soins sous contrainte des malades mentaux depuis la loi du 5 juillet 2011 ‘relative aux droits et à la protection des personnes faisant l'objet de soins psychiatriques et aux modalités de leur prise en charge’. Annales Médico-psychologiques, 170, 211–221.Google Scholar
Senon, J.L., Leturmy, L. & Voyer, M. (2012b) Les soins sous contrainte des malades mentaux. In Psychocriminologie (eds Senon, J. L., Lopez, G. & Cario, R.), pp. 295–308. Dunod.Google Scholar
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