title: The psychiatrist in the community vs the district psychiatrist. Two sides of the coin. The problem of involuntary commitment.
abstract: 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.
authors: Soroka Medical Center, Psychiatric Community Service, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheba, Israel.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Shiber
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Kyra
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Hannah
authors: A F
authors: AF
authors: Halmosh
mesh_terms: 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