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Published on: February 16, 2011
Mental health law in Bolivia
Anne Aboaja1, Guillermo Rivera Arroyo2, Liz Grant3
1Consultant Psychiatrist (Forensic) and Global Health Researcher, University of Edinburgh, UK, email anne.aboaja@ed.ac.uk.
Abstract:
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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