title: Tourists and psychiatric hospitalization with reference to ethical aspects concerning management and treatment.
abstract: In this brief article, it is shown how tourists may decompensate psychiatrically upon arrival in a new country. Some of the factors that explain the background of some of these patients, and some of the ethical aspects concerning management and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Kfar Shaul Psychiatric Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bar-El
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalian
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006760:Hospitalization; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014195:Travel; D016312:Treatment Refusal