Legislation sometimes leads to social change,but more often it formalises evolutions in existing community views.China’s draft Mental Health Act appears to have both elements.While the draft Act (the Act) has a signi...Legislation sometimes leads to social change,but more often it formalises evolutions in existing community views.China’s draft Mental Health Act appears to have both elements.While the draft Act (the Act) has a significant emphasis on patients’ rights,it also aims to improve and increase services for people who are mentally unwell in China.Overall,the Act stresses the importance展开更多
The Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry is commended for publishing an English translation of China's first mental health statute.Legislation illuminates how a society functions, the issues it faces and its collective...The Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry is commended for publishing an English translation of China's first mental health statute.Legislation illuminates how a society functions, the issues it faces and its collective priorities.Access to an extensively annotated English translation of Chinese legislation about mental health will stimulate reflection, comparison and constructive critique from both Chinese and international observers about the mental health laws in different countries,about different governments' priorities, and about the robustness of mental health services cross-nationally.The translation of the Mental Health Law of the People's Republic of China (the Act) will foster fruitful communication across borders and, thus, benefit the persons with mental disorders whom we all serve.展开更多
文摘Legislation sometimes leads to social change,but more often it formalises evolutions in existing community views.China’s draft Mental Health Act appears to have both elements.While the draft Act (the Act) has a significant emphasis on patients’ rights,it also aims to improve and increase services for people who are mentally unwell in China.Overall,the Act stresses the importance
文摘The Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry is commended for publishing an English translation of China's first mental health statute.Legislation illuminates how a society functions, the issues it faces and its collective priorities.Access to an extensively annotated English translation of Chinese legislation about mental health will stimulate reflection, comparison and constructive critique from both Chinese and international observers about the mental health laws in different countries,about different governments' priorities, and about the robustness of mental health services cross-nationally.The translation of the Mental Health Law of the People's Republic of China (the Act) will foster fruitful communication across borders and, thus, benefit the persons with mental disorders whom we all serve.
