title: Mental Health Legislation and Involuntary Hospitalization in the Republic of Macedonia.
abstract: As psychiatrists, we are often obliged to provide non-consensual treatment. This institute comprises the rights of the patients with mental health disorders. The aim of this paper is to explain the contemporary mental health legislation in our country the Republic of Macedonia and the problems with the implementation of involuntary hospitalisation. This could be overcome with close cooperation between the judicial and health care system.
authors.affiliation: University Psychiatry Clinic, Psychophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: Nensi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manuševa
authors.affiliation: University Psychiatry Clinic, Psychophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: Slavica
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arsova
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroinformatics, Research Center for Energy, Informatics and Materials, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: Silvana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Markovska-Simoska
authors.affiliation: University Psychiatry Clinic, Psychophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: Antoni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Novotni
authors.affiliation: University Psychiatry Clinic, Psychophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: Branislav
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stefanovski
authors.affiliation: University Psychiatry Clinic, Psychophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.
authors.forename: Marija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raleva
keywords: involuntary hospitalisation; legislation; mental health; patient rights; psychiatry