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Compulsory admission and involuntary treatment in Portugal

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Telma Almeida  and
Andrew Molodynski
Telma Almeida
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho Hospital, Portugal, email telmafilipalmeida@gmail.com
Andrew Molodynski
Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Oxford University, UK
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This paper details the grounds for compulsory treatment, compulsory admissions in an emergency department and compulsory out-patient treatment in Portugal. Portuguese mental health legislation has improved significantly over recent years, with enhanced safeguards, rapid and rigorous review and clear criteria for compulsory treatment, although much remains to be done, especially in relation to the ‘move into the community’.

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Mental Health Law Profile
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BJPsych International , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , February 2016 , pp. 17 - 19
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