Mental Health Act 2001 Malaysia

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Mental health act 2001 malaysia. Mental health act 2001. Although the mental health act was passed by parliament in 2001 it only came into operation much later in 2010 when the mental health regulations also came into force. In 2001 the moh introduced the new nation al mental health act which can be considered as a great achievement for the mental health system as it meets the f irst part of the f irst rec. Mmi also urged members of parliament to amend the mental health act 2001 saying that the law does not provide sufficient protection for suicide survivors or those afflicted with mental health conditions.

Laws of malaysia act 615 mental health act 2001 an act to consolidate the laws relating to mental disorder and to provide for the admission detention lodging care treatment rehabilitation control and protection of persons who are mentally disordered and for related matters. Mental health act 2001 the first ever malaysian mental health policy was introduced in 1998 and the mental health act was passed in 2001 yet it did not come into effect until 2010. Broadly the mental health act provides two ways in which an individual can be admitted into a psychiatric hospital. The mental health act 2001 states that a patient can be admitted into a psychiatric hospital upon the order of a medical officer or registered medical practitioner as a voluntary patient or by order of the court.

And a recommendation of a medical officer or a registered medical practitioner based on a personal examination of the. Enactedby the parliament of malaysia as follows. 2 this act comes into operation on such date as the minister may appoint by notification in the gazette and the minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of this act or of different provisions of this act in different parts of malaysia. A person suspected to be mentally ill may be admitted involuntarily upon an application to the medical director by a relative of the person.

The act addresses provision of care in psychiatric hospitals psychiatry nursing homes and community mental health care centres. Mmi s policy brief classified lgbtq people youngsters and elderly people as vulnerable groups of people to mental health problems. Laws of malaysia act 615 mental health act 2001 an act to consolidate the laws relating to mental disorder and to provide for the admission detention lodging care treatment rehabilitation control and protection of persons who are mentally disordered and for related matters.