Mental health law in Peru: work in progress

David Jimenez; Christina Alejandrina Eguiguren; Dominic Dougall; Bartłomiej Pliszka; Ian Hall

doi:10.1192/S1749367600004690

Mental health law in Peru: work in progress

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018

David Jimenez ,

Christina Alejandrina Eguiguren ,

Dominic Dougall ,

Bartłomiej Pliszka and

Ian Hall

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David Jimenez: Affiliation:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK SUD-World Project, email drdavidjimenezleiva@gmail.com
Christina Alejandrina Eguiguren: Affiliation:
Hospital Larco Herrera, Lima, Peru
Dominic Dougall: Affiliation:
East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK SUD-World Project
Bartłomiej Pliszka: Affiliation:
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK SUD-World Project
Ian Hall: Affiliation:
East London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK SUD-World Project

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Mental health law in Peru is developing. The Peruvian Constitution enshrines important human rights principles in relation to people with mental health problems but the enactment of such principles into national legislation is very patchy. This means that people with mental health problems, especially those admitted to hospital, may not receive optimum care and may be at risk of having their human rights breached. In this article we consider how far the current national legislation meets these constitutional rights and what the legislation that is in development may ultimately achieve.

Type: Mental health law profiles
Information: International Psychiatry , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , November 2014 , pp. 93 - 94

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