Mental Health Act Malaysia

27 september 2001 date of coming into operation.

Mental health act malaysia. 16 of 1961 lunatics ordinance sabah 1951 sabah cap 74 are still applicable. Persons with disabilities act 2008. What are your mental health rights in malaysia. 31 of 1952 mental health ordinance sarawak 1961 sarawak ord.

The rationale behind the revision and the relevance of the act with the current development in. The vision for mental health services in malaysia is to create a psychologically. Laws of malaysia act 615 mental health act 2001 date of royal assent. Mental health in malaysia.

A person suspected to be mentally ill may be admitted involuntarily. Mental health act 2001. 1 this act may be cited as the mental health act 2001. Mental health act 2001.

The act addresses provision of care in psychiatric hospitals psychiatry nursing homes and community mental health care centres. Arrangement of sections part i preliminary section 1. Lampiran lampiran mental health act 2001 pdf 132 8 kb 6 537 muat turun. 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.

Mental health 9 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. Short title and commencement. The introduction of the mental health act 2001 and the mental health regulations 2010 further streamlined the provision of psychiatric care by the private and government sectors. This page lists the mental health laws and professional regulatory boards in malaysia.

Malaysia needs to widen direction in mental health beyond the scope of looking at it as a mere health issue. A multi sectoral approach involving government agencies the corporate sector non government organisations and academia need to come together to address mental health issues which are increasing becoming pertinent in the lives of all malaysians and not just those with severe mental. The full mental health act 2001 can be accessed here. To present the revised mental health ordinances of malaysia.

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. 6th september 2001 date of publication in the gazette. Sign up for relate therapy. First steps to getting help.