Lei no. 37/VIII/2013 (Act no. 37/VIII/2013)
Cape Verde
National Assembly
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Mental Health Legislation, Regulations and Implementation Guides
Cape Verde
7 August 2013
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Estabelece os principios gerais de saude mental e regula o internamento compulsivo dos portadores de anomalia psiquica, designados como pessoas com transtornos mentais e comportamentais.Establishes the general principles of mental health and regulates the compulsory detention of people with psychic anomalies, referred to as persons with mental and behavioral disorders.
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