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Decision-making for involuntary commitment in Brazil: elucidating misunderstandings between reasons and justification. 2020

Gustavo B Castellana, and Lilia B Schraiber, and Thiago F da Silva, and Daniel M Barros
Instituto de Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011570 Psychiatry The medical science that deals with the origin, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.
D001938 Brazil A country located on the eastern coast of South America, located between Colombia and Peru, that borders the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, on the south by Uruguay, and on the west by Argentina. The capital is Brasilia.
D003134 Commitment of Mentally Ill Legal process required for the institutionalization of a patient with severe mental problems. Outpatient Commitment,Commitment, Outpatient,Mentally Ill Commitments
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000066491 Clinical Decision-Making Process of formulating a diagnosis based on medical history and physical or mental examinations, and/or choosing an appropriate intervention. Medical Decision-Making,Clinical Decision Making,Decision-Making, Clinical,Decision-Making, Medical,Medical Decision Making
D000074441 Involuntary Treatment Procedures, surgery, or other treatment without consent of person or persons receiving treatment. Involuntary Hospitalization,Hospitalization, Involuntary,Hospitalizations, Involuntary,Involuntary Hospitalizations,Involuntary Treatments,Treatment, Involuntary,Treatments, Involuntary
D000079243 Involuntary Commitment Non-voluntary institutionalization or isolation following refusal or failure to take medication, to complete treatment, or to adhere to infection control precautions, or behavior that may or does endanger self or others. Commitment, Involuntary,Commitments, Involuntary,Involuntary Commitments

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