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. 2009 May;32(3):147–155. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.02.006

Table 3.

Results of the coding process in areas with gross national income per capita US$ 600-4 180.

Origin of framework Date Diagnosis
Exclusion criteria abcdef1 Treatability
Risk
Incapacity (admission)
Incapacity (treatment)
Review process
Autonomy rating (6–30)
+++++ ++++ +++++ +++ +++ ++++
WHO 2003 +++ + ++++/++ +/+++ +++ ++++ 16
Council of Europe 2004 +++ a ++ ++++ + + +++ 15
Sri Lanka 1873 ++ + ++ ++ ++ + 10
Grenada 1895 ++ + + + + ++ 8
St Lucia 1895 ++ + + + + ++ 8
India 1987 ++++ e + ++ + + ++ 12
Jamaica 1999 +++ + ++ + +++ +++ 13
Pakistan 2001 ++++ cd + ++ + +++ ++ 15
South Africa 2002 +++++ a + ++ +++ +++ +++ 18

Number of + signs indicates the level of the framework the legislation is judged to have reached, maximum indicated at top of column.

1

a) ethnicity; religious, political, cultural or philosophical beliefs or practices, b) criminal, irresponsible or antisocial behaviour, c) sexual preference, identity or practices, d) misuse of alcohol or drugs, e) intellectual disability, f) personality disorder (may be limited to cluster B or to anti-social PD).