一直以来我国精神障碍患者都处于被社会刻意忽视或排斥的状态,2012年出台的《精神卫生法》为这一现象带来了转机。作为保障这一弱势群体的专门法律,该法对患者的相关权利及有关部门职责作了详尽规定。尽管如此,由于利益冲突和机构职权等因素的存在,该法还存在一些遗憾,如规定患者权利范围狭窄、权利救济程序不完善等。 People with mental disorders in China have all along been deliberately ignored or excluded by society. The Mental Health Law, introduced in 2012, has brought a turning point to this phenomenon. As a special law guaranteeing this vulnerable group, the law provides detailed provisions on the rights of patients and the responsibilities of relevant departments. Nevertheless, there are some regrets about the existence of such factors as conflict of interest and agency authority, such as narrowing the scope of patients’ rights and imperfect right remedy procedures.