Human rights and psychiatric hospitalization

Document No. 6 –

Publication Date: July 2016

Human rights and psychiatric hospitalization.
For an ethics of capability.
Diagnosed life.

This document is the result of analytical and reflective work carried out within the framework of the Ethics Committee for Care of the Catalan Congress of Mental Health Foundation (CEA – FCCSM) throughout 2013. During this period, the CEA members evaluated the situation of psychiatric hospitalization in Catalonia and its effects on the lives of patients and their families through reflection, testimonies from key stakeholders, comparison with other national contexts, and debate.

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Index:

Part 1

Human rights and psychiatric hospitalization

1) Introduction

2) Background

3) Psychiatric admission within the community treatment model
3.1. Factors influencing its feasibility
3.1.1. Patient, family, and professional experiences
3.2. Reflections on Admission to an Acute Care Unit
3.2.1. Adults
3.2.1.1. Welcome and support during admission
3.2.2. Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults

4) Legal consequences of psychiatric admission

5) Conclusions and recommendations
5.1. Information and training for professionals
5.2. Aspects that facilitate admission and continuity of care for adults, children, and adolescents
5.3. Specific Aspects to Consider When Hospitalizing Children and Adolescents
5.4. Hospitalization Conditions and Protective Measures at the Time of Discharge
5.5. Intervention and role of the judge in psychiatric hospitalization

Bibliography

Part 2

Journey for an ethics of capability
Diagnosed life

For an ethics of capability.
1.1. Impact of the United Nations Convention “on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” (New York 2006) within our legislation
1.2. Impact of the United Nations Convention “on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” (New York 2006) and its repercussions in the field of mental health care

2) Diagnosed life
2.1. Words Are Not Things: The DSMs and the Dissolution of the Subject
Is a theoretical classification possible?
Signs or symptoms?
An asocial and extra-moral psychiatry?
To be or to have?
2.2. Misuse, perversions, and commercial uses of the DSM
Administrative misuse
Clinical misuse
Commercial misuse