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Mental health law in Serbia – an important step towards destigmatisation

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Dusica Lecic Tosevski ,
Saveta Draganic Gajic ,
Milica Pejovic Milovancevic  and
Slavica Djukic Dejanovic
Dusica Lecic Tosevski
Affiliation:
Belgrade University School of Medicine Institute of Mental Health, WHO Collaborating Centre, Belgrade, Serbia, email dusica.lecictosevski@eunet.rs
Saveta Draganic Gajic
Affiliation:
Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia
Milica Pejovic Milovancevic
Affiliation:
Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia
Slavica Djukic Dejanovic
Affiliation:
Medical Faculty, University of Kragujevac Psychiatric Clinic, Clinical Centre Kragujevac, Serbia
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Serbia has, along with other countries in the region, begun reform of its mental healthcare services. The delivery of mental healthcare was hitherto only partially regulated by law. Hence the National Committee for Mental Healthcare in Serbia has prepared a draft Mental Health Law within the context of a multicentre project entitled ‘Enhancing social cohesion through strengthening community care’ as part of the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe. It is expected that new mental health legislation will soon be approved by Parliament and lead to the implementation of changes concerning mental healthcare. It should contribute to the destigmatisation of patients, mental health professionals and psychiatry as a discipline.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , August 2013 , pp. 65 - 66
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