Volume 9, suplement 3
Diagnostyka
Between professional ethics and legal norms: three psychotic cases in one family
MARIUSZ FURGAŁ1, JACEK DATKA2
1. Zakładu Terapii Rodzin Katedry Psychiatrii Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie
2. Kliniki Psychiatrii Dorosłych Katedry Psychiatrii Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie
Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 2000, 9, suplement 3 (11), 63-66
Keywords: psychoses, hospitalization, legal problems, ethical problems
Abstract
The authors describe psychopathologicalstatus of a mother and her two daughters,all three suffering from psychotic disorders. Theirhealth status warranted a motion for their compulsoryhospitalization. Management of thesecases was described with reference to the MentalHealth Act, with emphasis on the dilemmas andrisks involved.
Address for correspondence:
Dr Mariusz Furgał, Zakład Terapii Rodzin Katedry Psychiatrii
Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego,
ul. Kopernika 21a, 31-501 Kraków, tel. (0-12) 6188803Jax (0-12) 4215695,
e-mail: mzfurgal@cyf-kr.edu.pl