The psychiatrist in the community vs the district psychiatrist. Two sides of the coin. The problem of involuntary commitment.
Psychiatrists often come into contact with mentally ill patients whom they believe would benefit from medical treatment. However, the legal requirements of a commitment order present a frustrating, and sometimes unnecessary, obstacle to such treatment.
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Soroka Medical Center, Psychiatric Community Service, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba, Israel.
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Hannah
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D000328:Adult; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003158:Community Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016312:Treatment Refusal