Mental Health Legislation and Involuntary Hospitalization in the Republic of Macedonia

Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2016 Sep 15;4(3):458-460. doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2016.097. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

Abstract

As psychiatrists, we are often obliged to provide non-consensual treatment. This institute comprises the rights of the patients with mental health disorders. The aim of this paper is to explain the contemporary mental health legislation in our country the Republic of Macedonia and the problems with the implementation of involuntary hospitalisation. This could be overcome with close cooperation between the judicial and health care system.

Keywords: involuntary hospitalisation; legislation; mental health; patient rights; psychiatry.