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Mental health law reforms in Uganda: lessons learnt

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Joshua Ssebunnya ,
Sheila Ndyanabangi  and
Fred Kigozi
Joshua Ssebunnya
Affiliation:
Butabika National Referral and Teaching Mental Hospital, Uganda, email joy95h@yahoo.co.uk
Sheila Ndyanabangi
Affiliation:
Ministry of Health, Uganda Government, Uganda
Fred Kigozi
Affiliation:
Butabika National Referral and Teaching Mental Hospital, Uganda
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Abstract

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Ugandan mental health legislation, which dates from 1964, principally aims to remove persons with mental disorders from the community but also to protect their safety, by keeping them in confinement, although this has been without consideration for clinical care. In response to criticism from various stakeholders and advocates and the need to reflect modern clinical care, Uganda undertook to review and amend the mental health legislation, as part of the Mental Health and Poverty Project (MHaPP). We report on work in progress advancing new legislation.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , May 2014 , pp. 39 - 40
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