Forensic attitudes in the delivery of mental health care in Ghana.
This is a brief report on the Forensic attitudes in the Delivery of Mental Health Care in Ghana. The now outmoded provisions of the Lunatic Asylum Ordinance are discussed, and a forward looking approach to our forensic attitudes suggested. The future role of the voluntary system of admission is brought into focus and its present popularity supported by statistical evidence.
D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical / Q000266:history*; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000266:history*