title: [Obligation of care: legal, ethical and medical aspects].
abstract: Enforced treatment is a notion that clearly conflicts with the rights of the individual, and a balance must be struck with the interests of society. Enforced treatment has a very broad legal definition, and may be ordered for a variety of crimes and at all stages of the legal procedure. There is also a delicate balance between incitation and coercion in this setting. The execution of such orders comes up against issues of professional confidentiality (judicial and medical) and the delicate question of "certificates of convenience". More cooperation is needed between the medical and legal professions, and the roles of each must be better defined, as any loopholes may be exploited.
authors.affiliation: Université de Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines.
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Beney
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D003416:Criminal Law; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005602:France; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D005791:Patient Care / Q000941:ethics*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D016312:Treatment Refusal