[Coercion and active interference in psychiatry].
It is becoming increasingly clear that the autonomy and legal position of psychiatric patients are impediments to their adequate care. There is a strong emphasis on the voluntary cooperation of the patient involved. The patient as a person appears to be more important than his or her health status. There will always be tension between the right to self-determination and the dangers to the patient's health. There is a need for a law addressing the necessity to treat. In addition, a chain of care should be developed encompassing the whole spectrum of care institutions and centred around the individual's needs for food, shelter, care, financial support and medical attention.
van Marle
H J C
HJ
Erasmus MC, afd. Psychiatrie, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam. h.j.c.vanmarle@erasmusmc.nl
D003068:Coercion; D004645:Empathy; D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D009426:Netherlands; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care