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Mental health law in Bolivia

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Anne Aboaja ,
Guillermo Rivera Arroyo  and
Liz Grant
Anne Aboaja
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh, UK, email anne.aboaja@ed.ac.uk
Guillermo Rivera Arroyo
Affiliation:
Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Liz Grant
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh, UK
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Bolivia's mental health plan is not currently embedded in mental health legislation or a legal framework, though in 2014 legislative change was proposed that would begin to provide protection and support for the hospital admission, treatment and care of people with mental disorders in Bolivia. Properly resourced, regulated and rights-based mental health practice is still required. Mental healthcare in the primary care setting should be prioritised, and safeguards are needed for the autonomy of all patients, including all those in vulnerable and cared-for groups, including those in prisons.

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Mental Health Law Profiles
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BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , November 2015 , pp. 89 - 92
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