Legal status of persons with chronic mental illness admitted to psychiatric hospitals. 1995

E Osuna, and F Cuenca, and M D Pérez-Cárceles, and A Luna
Department of Legal Medicine, University of Murcia, Spain.

Psychiatric patients have been, and continue to be, victims of social rejection, a phenomenon that has led to their de facto marginalization. The historical evolution of Western society has been characterized by a tendency to move from laws that preferentially protect society from a perceived threat from individuals with mental illness towards laws intended to protect and defend the interests of these individuals. The spirit of the current legislative framework is to protect persons with mental illness and to guarantee the protection of each and every one of their rights. However, it should be recognized that promulgation of a new law is not tantamount to its enforcement. The purpose of this study was to investigate the actual legal status of persons admitted to psychiatric hospitals.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010344 Patient Advocacy Promotion and protection of the rights of patients, frequently through a legal process. Patient Ombudsmen,Patient Representatives,Clinical Ombudsman,Patient Ombudsman,Advocacy, Patient,Ombudsman, Clinical,Ombudsman, Patient,Ombudsmen, Patient,Patient Representative,Representative, Patient,Representatives, Patient
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
D005260 Female Females
D006301 Health Services Needs and Demand Health services required by a population or community as well as the health services that the population or community is able and willing to pay for. Health Services Needs,Needs,Needs and Demand, Health Services,Target Population,Health Services Need,Need, Health Services,Needs, Health Services,Population, Target,Populations, Target,Target Populations
D006778 Hospitals, Psychiatric Special hospitals which provide care to the mentally ill patient. Mental Hospitals,Hospitals, Mental,Mental Institutions,Psychiatric Hospitals,Hospital, Mental,Hospital, Psychiatric,Institution, Mental,Institutions, Mental,Mental Hospital,Mental Institution,Psychiatric Hospital
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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