title: [Social workers in the commitment procedure].
abstract: Regular inclusion of a social worker alongside the expertising physician whenever a judge has to decide on committing a person to a psychiatric hospital, is known in German legal practice as "Stuttgart model". Our experiences with this procedure are discussed on an interdisciplinary level. In our opinion this model agrees with the spirit of the new German law governing guardianship and care.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Psychiatrie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Straub
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stolz
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012960:Socioenvironmental Therapy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology
vernacular_title: Der Sozialarbeiter im Unterbringungsverfahren.