Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa

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Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa

The new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities creates a new paradigm for mental health law, moving from a focus on institutional care to a focus on community-based services and treatment. This article considers implementation of this approach in Africa.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Bartlett, Peter, Jenkins, Rachel, Kiima, David
Format:	Article
Published:	BioMed Central 2011
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1554/

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