Mental Health Legislation and Involuntary Hospitalization in the Republic of Macedonia

Nensi ManuÅ¡eva; Slavica Arsova; Silvana Markovska-Simoska; Antoni Novotni; Branislav Stefanovski; Marija Raleva

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2016.097

Authors

Nensi ManuÅ¡eva University Psychiatry Clinic, Psychophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje
Slavica Arsova University Psychiatry Clinic, Psychophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje
Silvana Markovska-Simoska Division of Neuroinformatics, Research Center for Energy, Informatics and Materials, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje
Antoni Novotni University Psychiatry Clinic, Psychophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje
Branislav Stefanovski University Psychiatry Clinic, Psychophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje
Marija Raleva University Psychiatry Clinic, Psychophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ss Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2016.097

Keywords:

mental health, legislation, psychiatry, involuntary hospitalisation, patient rights

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.

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