The patient's decision-making abilities are often altered in psychiatric disorders. The legal
framework of psychiatric advance directives (PADs) has been made to provide care to …

The term “digital phenotype” refers to the digital footprint left by patient-environment
interactions. It has potential for both research and clinical applications but challenges our …

In mental health and psychiatric care, the use of involuntary psychiatric treatment for people
with mental disorders is still a central and contentious issue. The main objective of this …

Background: When persons with a mental illness present a danger to themselves or others,
involuntary hospital admission can be used to initiate an immediate inpatient treatment …

COVID-19 and Public Policy in the Digital Age explores how states and societies have
responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and their long-term implications for public policy and …

Background: Involuntary psychiatric admissions are a widely used practice despite ethical
concerns about coercion. There are particular concerns that vulnerable groups, such as …

Involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation in Italy raises some critical forensic issues. We
analysed the sociodemographic, psychopathological, and behavioural characteristics of …

Background: According to federal and cantonal law, persons with an acute mental illness
can be admitted to a psychiatric hospital or another suitable institution against their will …

In Europe, the mental health law legal framework has had several changes throughout the
years to achieve and develop new reforms, better mental health care, and protect the human …

Purpose Participation in medical decisions and taking into account patients' values and
preferences are especially important for psychiatric patients who may be treated against …