Mental health legislation in Sri Lanka: the time for change is now
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|Jan 2012Abstract
Despite a history of being subjected to mental health legislation for over a hundred years, Sri Lanka relies on these archaic laws to implement its present day services when most other countries in the region which have enacted recent reforms. This has resulted in discrepancies in service delivery and a less than optimum level of care. With the expansion of the country’s mental health services and other social changes, the need for immediate reforms, drafted a decade ago but not yet legislated, is convincing.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v2i2.4037
SLJPSYCH 2011; 2(2): 43-44
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v2i2.4037 | Journal eISSN: 2579-2008
Language: English
Page range: 43 - 44
Published on: Jan 27, 2012
Published by: Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2012 Rajiv Weerasundera, published by Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists
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