Commentary on the decision of the Supreme Court, file No. I CSK 138/08

Abstract

This article is a commentary on the court decisions made in connection with the factual situation regarding the admission of a patient to a psychiatric hospital without their consent. In relation to the circumstances found in the case, conditions determining the acceptability of admission to a psychiatric hospital with no consent were discussed under legal regulations contained in art. 23 and 24 of the mental health act. The publication presented arguments for the rightness of providing people with healthcare services, in some circumstances without their consent.

Keywords

• choroba psychiczna
• zaburzenie psychiczne
• zagrożenie dla zdrowia i życia
• przyjęcie do szpitala psychiatrycznego bez zgody pacjenta