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Commitment of Mentally Ill (Latest Articles)
Latest indexed articles for 'Commitment of Mentally Ill'
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[Can psychiatric acute teams reduce acute admissions to psychiatric wards?]
6 Oct 2009 
BACKGROUND: Treatment by psychiatric acute teams - as an alternative to admission in psychiatric acute wards - has been introduced in Norway, based on positive experience in other countries. The effect of establishing such acute teams in Norway has ...
rec_pub_19823203-can-psychiatric-acute-teams-reduce-acute-admissions-psychiatric-wards.htm
Violent behavior in acute psychiatric inpatient facilities: a national survey in Italy.
29 Sep 2009 Violence committed by acute psychiatric inpatients represents an important and challenging problem in clinical practice. Sociodemographic, clinical, and treatment information were collected for 1324 patients (677 men and 647 women) admitted to ...
rec_pub_19829207-violent-behavior-acute-psychiatric-inpatient-facilities-national.htm
[The phenomena of repeated psychiatric hospitalizations among patients with mental retardation]
30 Aug 2009 Mental retardation is common phenomena in general society. Mentally impaired patients have weaker adaptive mechanisms in comparison with general society and more of ten suffer from psychiatric disorders. The aim of nowadays functioning environmental ...
rec_pub_19827734-the-phenomena-repeated-psychiatric-hospitalizations-patients-mental.htm
New developments in preventive detention in Germany.
30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The present review focuses on forensic psychiatric aspects of new developments in preventive detention in Germany. RECENT FINDINGS: After a short introduction to the history of preventive detention in Germany and its enacting in ...
rec_pub_19633558-new-developments-preventive-detention-germany.htm
Forced treatment of anorexic patients: part 2.
30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review was to update and complement part 1 of this study. Clinical, ethical and legal approaches to forced treatment in patients with anorexia nervosa were considered in the light of recent literature. RECENT ...
rec_pub_19436203-forced-treatment-anorexic-patients-2.htm
Mental health laws for those "compliant" with treatment.
30 Jul 2009 The focus of current mental health laws is on the involuntary detention and treatment of those with low-prevalence, serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. However, an international trend is developing towards using ...
rec_pub_19771982-mental-health-laws-compliant-treatment.htm
30 Jul 2009 The Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act (1992) introduced a number of statutory roles that are undertaken by mental health nurses. One of these roles is that of Duly Authorized Officer (DAO). The DAO is responsible for the ...
rec_pub_19594643-duly-authorized-officers-practices-mental-health-law-new-zealand.htm
Community outcomes of mentally disordered homicide offenders in Victoria.
30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to describe characteristics and post-release outcomes of Victorian homicide offenders under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 (and/or its forerunner legislation) released ...
rec_pub_19629800-community-outcomes-mentally-disordered-homicide-offenders-victoria.htm
[Compulsory hospital admission - coercive measures in medical care]
30 Jul 2009 Any coercive medical intervention is a massive curtailment of the affected person's freedom that is in direct contradiction to their right to self-determination. This is why any such intervention must be laid on a solid legal and ethical foundation. ...
rec_pub_19653155-compulsory-hospital-admission-coercive-measures-medical-care.htm
Current situation and future tasks for psychiatric services in Japanese prisons.
30 Jul 2009 I outline the current situation and future tasks for psychiatric services in Japanese prisons. I describe the provision of facilities specializing in psychiatric services, preparation of legal aspects related to involuntary treatment, provision of ...
rec_pub_19755793-current-situation-future-tasks-psychiatric-services-japanese-prisons.htm
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