[Compulsory treatment of nondelinquent drug-alcohol abusers in Israel: the present situation and feasible solutions].
The number of persons affected by alcoholism and/or substance abuse is constantly increasing in Israel as well the number of those suffering from severe addictions. The Israel Law for the Treatment of the Mentally Ill, 1991, does not allow the compulsory treatment of nondelinquent alcoholics and/or drug abusers who refuse treatment and who are not in a psychotic condition which includes severe and immediate danger to themselves or others. This paper analyzes and discusses the possibilities of assisting this group of patients within the framework of the present Israel legislation, other than the Law for the Treatment of the Mentally Ill of 1991, as well as focusing on modifications of this law that would be necessary to facilitate the implementation of urgent therapeutic interventions.
Mester
Roberto
R
Department of Psychiatric Services, Minister of Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University.
Bauer
Arie
A
Rosca
Paula
P
Glezer
Jorge
J
Grinshpoon
Alex
A
Reznik
Ilya
I
Kotler
Moshe
M
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D016312:Treatment Refusal