Involuntary hospitalization of the mentally ill has been an issue that still remains outside the judicial system in Turkey. Despite the new Turkish Civil Code, which includes several articles relevant to involuntary psychiatric hospital admissions, there still appears to be a need for a comprehensive mental health law to address specific issues concerning civil commitment of the mentally ill. As a result of the lack of specific statutory regulation, an insufficient number of psychiatric hospital beds and limited appreciation of the safety risks involved in untreated mental illness, involuntary hospitalization remains an underutilized option by psychiatrists and the courts alike. In response to its concerned members, the Psychiatric Association of Turkey has appointed a task force to draft a proposed mental health law, entitled the "Psychiatric Patients' Bill of Rights." Although the draft suggests a model with emphasis on the right to psychiatric treatment, it also recommends close judicial oversight to prevent potential abuses of discretion by the system. However, this might present logistic problems in a country with already overburdened courts. Authors discuss the highlights of the draft within the context of Turkey's current cultural, social and judicial structure, and compare it to similar laws of other countries.

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精神病患者的非自愿住院治疗一直是土耳其司法系统之外的一个问题。尽管新的《土耳其民法典》包括几条与非自愿精神病医院入院有关的条款,但似乎仍然需要一部全面的精神卫生法律来解决与精神病患者民事承诺有关的具体问题。由于缺乏具体的法律法规,精神病医院床位不足以及对未经治疗的精神疾病所涉及的安全风险的认识有限,因此,非自愿住院仍然是精神科医生和法院未充分利用的选择。作为对有关成员的回应,土耳其精神病学协会任命了一个工作队来起草一项拟议的精神卫生法律,题为 “精神病患者权利法案”。尽管该草案提出了一个强调精神病治疗权的模型,但它还建议进行密切的司法监督,以防止系统可能滥用自由裁量权。然而,这可能会给一个法院负担过重的国家带来后勤问题。作者在土耳其当前的文化,社会和司法结构的背景下讨论了草案的重点,并将其与其他国家的类似法律进行了比较。

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