Country: Lebanon
Classification: Mental Illness
Year of Publication: 2015
Study Type:
Qualitative Study
Sample Size:
NA
The Research party:
Department of Psychiatry, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
Main Idea or Research Questions:
This paper reviews the existing legislation in Lebanon concerning the following areas in mental health: treatment and legal protection of persons with mental disabilities, criminal laws in relation to offenders with mental disorders, and laws regulating incapacity.