Tourists and psychiatric hospitalization with reference to ethical aspects concerning management and treatment.
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.
Bar-El
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Kfar Shaul Psychiatric Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Kalian
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Eisenberg
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Schneider
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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