Operationalization of Involuntary Treatment in a Prison Setting: A Perspective in Light of the New Mental Health Law in Portugal

Susana Pinto Almeida; Sérgio M. Martinho

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Operationalization of Involuntary Treatment in a Prison Setting: A Perspective in Light of the New Mental Health Law in Portugal

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Susana Pinto Almeida *Co-primeira autora. Clínica de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental. Hospital Prisional de São João de Deus. Caxias. Portugal. https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7315-5665
Sérgio M. Martinho *Co-primeiro autor. Investigador independente. Portugal. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0771-9531

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.22684

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Ethics, Involuntary Treatment, Psychiatry/ethics, Involuntary Treatment, Psychiatry/legislation and jurisprudence, Mental Disorders, Portugal

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2025-04-04

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Pinto Almeida S, M. Martinho S. Operationalization of Involuntary Treatment in a Prison Setting: A Perspective in Light of the New Mental Health Law in Portugal. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2025 Apr. 4 [cited 2025 Dec. 9];38(6-7):366-8. Available from: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/22684

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