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Mental health legislation in Chile

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Andrea Bahamondes ,
Alvaro Barrera ,
Jorge Calderón ,
Martin Cordero  and
Héctor Duque
Andrea Bahamondes
Affiliation:
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Mayor Departamento de Salud Mental, Servicio Médico Legal, Ministerio de Justicia, Chile
Alvaro Barrera
Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Jorge Calderón
Affiliation:
Departamento de Psiquiatría, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile, email jcaldep@gmail.com
Martin Cordero
Affiliation:
Unidad de reparación de víctimas, Ministerio del Interior, Chile
Héctor Duque
Affiliation:
Liaison Psychiatry Unit, Hospital San Borja-Arriarán and Clínica Alemana, Santiago, Chile
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Abstract

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Chile does not have a mental health law or act, and no single legal body protecting those deemed to be afflicted by a mental disorder, setting standards of care and protecting and promoting their rights. Instead, pieces of mental health legislation are scattered about in different legal and administrative documents, including the country's Constitution, Health Code, Criminal Code and Civil Code. Remarkably, mental health legislation was the object of virtually no change or amendment from the middle of the 19th century until the year 2001. New pieces of legislation have been issued since but, despite improvements in the protection of people suffering from a mental illness, a mental health law in Chile is still needed.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , November 2014 , pp. 90 - 92
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2014

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