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Mental health law in Germany

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jürgen Zielasek  and
Wolfgang Gaebel
Jürgen Zielasek
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, Kliniken der Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
Wolfgang Gaebel
Affiliation:
LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf, Kliniken der Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany email wolfgang.gaebel@uniduesseldorf.de
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Abstract

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There is no national mental health law in Germany: the 16 German states are responsible for legislation concerning forced admissions, while the German Civil Code covers non-acute care, in particular for those not able to care for themselves. In forensic psychiatry, both federal and state laws apply. This article describes this situation and provides figures about detentions and other aspects of mental health law in Germany.

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Mental Health Law Profiles
Information
BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , February 2015 , pp. 14 - 16
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 2015

References

Basdekis-Jozsa, R., Mokros, A., Vohs, K., et al (2013) Preventive detention in Germany: an overview and empirical data from two federal states. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 31, 344–358.Google Scholar
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