[Involuntary admission to psychiatric care of people with mild intellectual disability: missed chances in the Dutch Care and Coercion Act].
The aim of the Dutch Care and Coercion Act (Wet Zorg en Dwang) is to improve the legal position of people with an intellectual disability in cases of involuntary admission to psychiatric care. The present law, the Dutch Psychiatric Act (Wet BOPZ), only offers legal protection to clients who are admitted involuntarily to specific institutions. The Care and Coercion Act will lead to significant changes in the care of people with an intellectual disability and a much larger group of clients with an intellectual disability will fall under the range of this Act. Limitations to freedom - referred to as 'involuntary admission' within the new law - must meet the same criteria for each client. The legislator, however, seems to have paid little attention to those clients with a mild intellectual disability.
VU medisch centrum, EMGO+, afd. Sociale Geneeskunde, Amsterdam.
Brenda J M
BJ
Frederiks
D000328:Adult; D003068:Coercion; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D009426:Netherlands; D011613:Psychotherapy