Involuntary outpatient treatment (IOT) in Spain

In recent decades there have been significant legislative changes in Spain. Society develops faster than laws, however, and new challenges have emerged. In 2004, the Spanish Association of Relatives of the Mentally Ill (FEAFES) proposed amending the existing legislation to allow for the implementati...

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Published inInternational journal of law and psychiatry Vol. 41; pp. 31 - 33
Main Authors Hernández-Viadel, M., Cañete-Nicolás, C., Bellido-Rodriguez, C., Asensio-Pascual, P., Lera-Calatayud, G., Calabuig-Crespo, R., Leal-Cercós, C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2015
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Ambulatory Care - legislation & jurisprudence
Commitment of Mentally Ill - legislation & jurisprudence
Female
Humans
Involuntary outpatient treatment
Male
Mental Disorders - therapy
Outpatients
Serious mental disease
Spain
Spain
Involuntary outpatient treatment
Serious mental disease
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Summary:In recent decades there have been significant legislative changes in Spain. Society develops faster than laws, however, and new challenges have emerged. In 2004, the Spanish Association of Relatives of the Mentally Ill (FEAFES) proposed amending the existing legislation to allow for the implementation of involuntary outpatient treatment (IOT) for patients with severe mental illness. Currently, and after having made several attempts at change, there is no specific legislation governing the application of this measure. Although IOT may be implemented in local programmes, we consider legal regulation to be needed in this matter.
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ISSN:0160-2527
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DOI:10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.03.004