A new Mental Health Act for Malta

Anthony Zahra; Miriam Camilleri; John Cachia

doi:10.1192/S1749367600004537

A new Mental Health Act for Malta

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018

Anthony Zahra ,

Miriam Camilleri and

John Cachia

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Anthony Zahra: Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Malta, email anthony.zahra@gmail.com
Miriam Camilleri: Affiliation:
Office of the Commissioner of Mental Health, Mount Carmel Hospital, Attard, Malta
John Cachia: Affiliation:
Mount Carmel Hospital, Attard, Malta

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Until recently, the care of persons with mental disorder in Malta was regulated by mental health legislation enacted in 1976. This was closely modelled on the 1959 British Mental Health Act. Now, the Mental Health Act 2012 is being implemented in two steps, in 2013 and 2014. The paper reviews its provisions.

Type: Mental health law profiles
Information: International Psychiatry , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , August 2014 , pp. 67 - 69

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