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Mental health law in Turkey: legislation pending

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Esra Caglar  and
Muzaffer Kaser
Esra Caglar
Affiliation:
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, London, UK, email esra@caglar.com
Muzaffer Kaser
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Bahcesehir University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Abstract

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In Turkey, mental health professionals, together with patients and carers, have been involved in the drafting of the Mental Health Bill which is presently under consideration by Parliament. While the Mental Health Law is pending, various pieces of legislation are being used for different types of involuntary admission. The prospective Mental Health Law is of paramount importance for doctors, patients and families.

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Mental health law profiles
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International Psychiatry , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 12 - 14
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