Psychiatr. praxi 2018; 19(2): 80-85
Forensic treatment – guidelines for health care providers
- 1 Psychiatrická nemocnice Bohnice, Praha
- 2 Psychiatrická klinika 1. LF UK a VFN v Praze
- 3 Ministerstvo zdravotnictví ČR
The article introduces guidelines for health care providers (hereinafter referred to as "the Provider") in both outpatient and inpatientforensic treatment (FT). The guidelines are based on current legislation, an issue for which general psychiatrists lack theresources to keep updated on. The guidelines have been developed on the basis of the authors’ practical experience and thequestions most frequently asked by their colleagues, and have been implemented in the internal directives of the Bohnice PsychiatricHospital (process map). The article describes which legislation governs FT; on which offenders FT is imposed by the court;obligations of the court prior to ordering FT (e.g. inviting the patient to enter FT); the Provider’s obligations and paperwork priorto FT; the Provider’s obligations and paperwork upon admission to FT (e.g. introducing the patient to the individual therapeuticplan); the Provider’s obligations and rights when executing FT (e.g. how to proceed in the case of failure to attend outpatientservice or escape from the institution); procedures for submission of proposal to discontinue (change/prolong) FT; and the courthearing on this proposal.
Keywords: outpatient forensic treatment, inpatient forensic treatment, guidelines
Published: June 26, 2018 Show citation
