Tag: psychiatric rights
Compulsory Treatment Laws in Germanyâs Psychiatric Wards
The science magazine RUBIN provides an update on patientsâ rights to refuse treatment in Germany's psychiatric wards. âIn psychiatric wards in Germany, patients used to be medicated indiscriminately against their will if doctors considered it necessary. It was only after a Federal Constitution Court ruling a few years ago that patient autonomy has been strengthened.â