What should mental health legislation in SA aim for?
Index to South African Periodicals
- Date
- 2012-08-01
- Language
- English
- Media Type
- research article
- Pages
- 22, 26
- Keywords
- Mental health, Mental illness, Criminal responsibility, Mental health legislation, Verwoerd, H.F., 666, YES, WR, 2021/09/14, P19671, Breivik, A.B., Mental health status
- Author(s)
- Grobler, G.
- Publication Title
- Specialist forum
- Volume
- 12
- ISSN
- ; Europe : Norway
- Description
- Reflects on the history mental health legislation in South Africa. Also briefly refers to the scrutiny the Mental Health Act has come under since the onset of a fully democratic dispensation in SA.
- Subject
- PSYCHOLOGY, CIVIL RIGHTS, LAW, MEDICINE, PSYCHIATRY