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Mental health law in Colombia

Part of: BJPsych International Mental Health Law Profile Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Roberto Chaskel ,
James M. Shultz ,
Silvia L. Gaviria ,
Eliana Taborda ,
Roland Vanegas ,
Natalia Muñoz García ,
Luis Jorge Hernández Flórez  and
Zelde Espinel
Roberto Chaskel
Affiliation:
Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Hospital Militar Central, Universidad El Bosque, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, email rchaskel@gmail.com
James M. Shultz
Affiliation:
Center for Disaster and Extreme Event Preparedness (DEEP Center), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
Silvia L. Gaviria
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry. Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia
Eliana Taborda
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia
Roland Vanegas
Affiliation:
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Natalia Muñoz García
Affiliation:
Master of Psychology Program, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá DC, Colombia
Luis Jorge Hernández Flórez
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá DC, Colombia
Zelde Espinel
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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Mental health law in Colombia has evolved over the past 50 years, in concert with worldwide recognition and prioritisation of mental healthcare. Laws and policies have become increasingly sophisticated to accommodate the ongoing transformations throughout Colombia's healthcare system and improvements in mental health screening, treatment and supportive care. Mental health law and policy development have been informed by epidemiological data on patterns of mental disorders in Colombia. Colombia is distinguished by the fact that its mental health laws and policies have been formulated during a 60-year period of continuous armed conflict. The mental health of Colombian citizens has been affected by population-wide exposure to violence and, accordingly, the mental health laws that have been enacted reflect this feature of the Colombian experience.

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BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , November 2015 , pp. 92 - 94
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