The Mental Health Care Act No 17 – South Africa. Trials and triumphs: 2002-2012
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Impact of the South African Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002 on regional and district hospitals designated for mental health care in KwaZulu-Natal.
BACKGROUND The South African Mental Health Care Act (the Act) No. 17 of 2002 stipulated that regional and district hospitals be designated to admit, observe and treat mental health care users (MHCUs) for 72 hours before they are transferred to a psychiatric hospital. METHODS Medical managers in 49 'designated' hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) were surveyed on infrastructure, staffing, adminis...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1994-8220
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v15i6.49