Articulating future directions of law reform for compulsory mental health admission and treatment in Hong Kong.
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Cheung, Daisy
Dunn, Michael
Fistein, Elizabeth https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-9261
Bartlett, Peter
McMillan, John
Abstract
This article explores and outlines four possible pathways for law reform in the area of compulsory mental health admission and treatment in Hong Kong: the (i) abolition, (ii) risk of harm, (iii) mental capacity and (iv) consensus pathways. The discussion of each pathway takes into account local challenges in implementation, as well as Hong Kong's international commitments for the protection of rights. In outlining these pathways for reform, the authors intend to also provide a blueprint for regulatory change in other jurisdictions that are in the process of reforming their mental health laws.
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Compulsory treatment, Hong Kong, Law reform, Mental health, UNCRPD, Civil Rights, Commitment of Mentally Ill, Congresses as Topic, Consensus, Disabled Persons, Hong Kong, Humans, Informed Consent, International Law, Mental Competency, Mental Health, Mentally Ill Persons, Patient Advocacy, Risk Assessment
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Int J Law Psychiatry
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0160-2527
1873-6386
1873-6386
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Elsevier BV