title: Psychiatry and the law in Japan. History and current topics.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tennodai, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki-ken 305-8575, Japan. ynakatan@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakatani
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003416:Criminal Law; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007872:Legal Guardians; D016743:Mental Competency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*