Normative and legal procedure prerequisites in the commitment of psychiatric patients in relation to Paragraph 6 of the Commitment Law of East Germany

An analysis has revealed the following typical mistakes in the application of article 6 of the Commitment Act: Commitment is often not preceded by an interview with the patient. Many of the patients committed under article 6 would have agreed to hospitalisation anyway. In most cases, the reasons giv...

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Published inPsychiatrie, Neurologie, und medizinische Psychologie Vol. 36; no. 8; p. 489
Main Authors Späte, H F, Rogoll, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 01.08.1984
Subjects
Commitment of Mentally Ill - legislation & jurisprudence
Dangerous Behavior
Germany, East
Humans
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Patient Advocacy - legislation & jurisprudence
Germany, East
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Summary:An analysis has revealed the following typical mistakes in the application of article 6 of the Commitment Act: Commitment is often not preceded by an interview with the patient. Many of the patients committed under article 6 would have agreed to hospitalisation anyway. In most cases, the reasons given for commitment under the Act are inadequate and too vague. The patients are not usually given the commitment order in writing. The district medical officers often fail to inform the local councils or the state attorney. The patients are very rarely instructed of their rights. In many cases the demands placed on the hospital responsible for treatment are inadmissible, such as commitment to closed wards or requests for indefinite hospitalisation.
ISSN:0033-2739