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    The document discusses psychiatric legislation for emergency physicians, noting that psychiatric examinations in emergency care situations often involve balancing a patient's right to freedom and integrity with treatment needs. It emphasizes the importance of carefully controlling the reasons for and processes of restricting a person's constitutional rights. Formal processes are necessary to adhere to human rights, with the goal of patient-centered care that sees the individual as a human being. Outpatient treatment options should be utilized more frequently than involuntary care whenever possible.

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    The document discusses psychiatric legislation for emergency physicians, noting that psychiatric examinations in emergency care situations often involve balancing a patient's right to freedom and integrity with treatment needs. It emphasizes the importance of carefully controlling the reasons for and processes of restricting a person's constitutional rights. Formal processes are necessary to adhere to human rights, with the goal of patient-centered care that sees the individual as a human being. Outpatient treatment options should be utilized more frequently than involuntary care whenever possible.

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    The document discusses psychiatric legislation for emergency physicians, noting that psychiatric examinations in emergency care situations often involve balancing a patient's right to freedom and integrity with treatment needs. It emphasizes the importance of carefully controlling the reasons for and processes of restricting a person's constitutional rights. Formal processes are necessary to adhere to human rights, with the goal of patient-centered care that sees the individual as a human being. Outpatient treatment options should be utilized more frequently than involuntary care whenever possible.

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    [Psychiatric legislation for the emergency physician].

    [Article in Finnish]

    Ojanen J, Mantere O. Source


    HYKS.

    Abstract
    A psychiatric examination in an emergency care sit ation o!ten in"ol"es ta#ing an attit $e to%ar$s the patient&s right to preser"e her'his !ree$om an$ integrity. (n the name o! h man rights it has )een consi$ere$ important to care! lly control the reasons an$ co rses o! action that are se$ to restrict the constit tional rights o! a h man )eing. *his %ill ine"ita)ly necessitate the a$herence to certain !ormal co rses o! action. *he goal shall )e an attempt to patient+centere$ thin#ing an$ enco ntering the patient as a h man )eing. *reatment possi)ilities in o tpatient care sho l$ )e goo$ eno gh to )e more !re, ently tili-e$ instea$ o! in"ol ntary care.

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