Mental health laws and the psychiatric reform in Latin America : multiple paths to its implementation

Authors

  • Martín Agrest Master en Administración de Sistemas y Servicios de Salud. Coordinador de Investigaciones de Proyecto Suma. Güemes 4130, CABA, Argentina
  • Franco Mascayano Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Division of Behavioral Health Services and Policy Research, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA.
  • Renata Teodoro de Assis M.A. Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA
  • Carlos Molina-Bulla Universidad del Rosario, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Sara Ardila-Gómez Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Psicología, Instituto de Investigaciones, Argentina

Keywords:

Health care reform, Mental Health, Community Health Services

Abstract

This paper describes and analyzes the psychiatric reform process in three Latin American countries (Brazil, Chile and Colombia) based on the Caracas Declaration of 1990. It compares the psychiatric reform processes in these three countries and highlights the role of national mental health laws in these processes. Our goal when investigating the experiences in other countries of Latin America is to draw conclusions for the Argentine psychiatric reform and for the future of such reforms in the region.

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Published

2018-11-10

How to Cite

Agrest, M., Mascayano, F., Teodoro de Assis, R., Molina-Bulla, C., & Ardila-Gómez, S. (2018). Mental health laws and the psychiatric reform in Latin America : multiple paths to its implementation. Vertex Revista Argentina De Psiquiatría, 29(141, sept.-oct.), 334–345. Retrieved from https://revistavertex.com.ar/ojs/index.php/vertex/article/view/280

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 141, sept.-oct. (2018): Filosofía y psiquiatría

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