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Mental Health Legislation in Lebanon: Nonconformity to International Standards and Clinical Dilemmas in Psychiatric Practice

Kerbage et al.

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.

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