English A series of recent court decisions have been concerned with the compulsory
treatment of patients with mental disorders who are incapable of giving consent. This article …

In the debate on compulsory treatment of psychiatric patients (Zwangsbehandlung), an
excessive emphasis has recently been placed on patient's rights to self-determination …

Discusses the question of competency, the formal distinction between voluntary and
committed patients, the rights of the voluntary patient in the institution, and the patient's right …

Psychiatry is now subject to two apparently contradictory movements. On the one hand, the
need to respect the autonomy and rights of patients is reinforced and coercive measures are …

A number of international legal and ethical guidelines attempt to safeguard patients' rights in
various health care areas. On the national level, health care legislation defines the rights of …

The Law Commission's review of powers of decision-making on behalf of mentally
incapacitated adults was initiated in 1989 in a climate of increasing consciousness on the …

Compulsory commitment in mental health care represents a dramatic infringement on an
individual's life. In Norway, this deprivation of liberty is based on a professional medical …

Ausgehend von einer kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Dritten Gesetz zur Änderung
des Betreuungsrechts (Patientenverfügungsgesetz) untersucht Jens Diener Besonderheiten …

You have the right to insist on leaving hospital. You will then be allowed to leave, unless
there is a good reason to keep you, under the Mental Health Act. If you came to hospital from …

By HAROLD I. SCHWARTZ, MD he issue of noncompliance raises legal and ethical ques-
tions that extend from the one-to-one relationship of doctor and patient and reach to matters …