title: The district psychiatrist: a merger of psychiatric and legal authority.
abstract: Some of the wide powers and extensive functions of the District Psychiatrist are described, and the dilemma of maintaining the crucial and delicate balance between civil rights and psychiatric treatment is emphasized.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bar-El
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D007557:Israel