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Mental health law in Hungary

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Tamás Kurimay  and
János Vizi
Tamás Kurimay
Affiliation:
Department Chair, Saint John Hospital, Budapest, Hungary, email [email protected]
János Vizi
Affiliation:
National Psychiatry Centre, Budapest, Hungary, email [email protected]
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There is no separate mental health act in Hungary and there has never been one. This paper gives some historical background and then summarises the legislation that relates to mental health.

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Mental Health Law Profiles
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International Psychiatry , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , August 2013 , pp. 63 - 64
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