title: Reform of mental health laws: not repeating the mistakes made in the United States.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Lamb
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*