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Mental health law in Jordan

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Walid Sarhan  and
Ali Alqam
Walid Sarhan
Affiliation:
Amman, Jordan, and Editor of the Arab Journal of Psychiatry, email sarhan34@orange.jo
Ali Alqam
Affiliation:
Amman, Jordan, and Assistant Editor of the Arab Journal of Psychiatry, email alialqam7777@gmail.com
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The history of the psychiatric scene in Jordan is briefly described, and the Jordanian Public Health Law is highlighted, as its chapter on mental health regulates compulsory admission. Some notes are included on the criminal law and civil law, and Jordan's forensic psychiatric services are briefly described.

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Mental Health Law Profiles
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International Psychiatry , Volume 10 , Issue 4 , November 2013 , pp. 90 - 91
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