HOSPITALIZATION OF PSYCHIATRIC-PATIENTS W ITHOUT THEIR CONSENT - LAW OF JUNE 27, 1990

Authors
PLAS J
Citation
J. Plas, HOSPITALIZATION OF PSYCHIATRIC-PATIENTS W ITHOUT THEIR CONSENT - LAW OF JUNE 27, 1990, La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris, 69(36), 1993, pp. 1313-1315
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris → ACNP
ISSN journal
00371777
Volume
69
Issue
36
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1313 - 1315
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-1777(1993)69:36<1313:HOPWIT>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The French law on psychiatric hospitalizations without patient consent was revised on June 27, 1993. Failure to adhere scrupulously to new a dmission requirements can have serious consequences. The field of appl ication of the law leaves room for subjectivity, requiring that the ph ysician evaluate on a case-by-case basis the sometimes conflicting goa ls of caring for the patient and protecting his or her individual righ ts.