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PACIENTE INVOLUNTARIO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Social Law
- Health Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- involuntary patient
1, record 1, English, involuntary%20patient
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who is detained in psychiatric facility under a certificate of involuntary admission or a certificate of renewal [Mental Health Act of Ontario]. 2, record 1, English, - involuntary%20patient
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A person can become an involuntary patient in three ways: 1. by doctor's certificate; 2. by police action; 3. by court order. 3, record 1, English, - involuntary%20patient
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Droit social
- Droit de la santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- malade en placement non volontaire
1, record 1, French, malade%20en%20placement%20non%20volontaire
correct, New Brunswick act, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- patient involontaire 2, record 1, French, patient%20involontaire
correct, masculine noun
- malade en cure obligatoire 3, record 1, French, malade%20en%20cure%20obligatoire
correct, Manitoba act, Ontario act, masculine noun
- patient en placement non volontaire 4, record 1, French, patient%20en%20placement%20non%20volontaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la cause [...] laisse intacte les lois des provinces et territoires canadiens qui ne permettent pas à un patient involontaire, peu importe son aptitude, de refuser un traitement psychiatrique nécessaire. 5, record 1, French, - malade%20en%20placement%20non%20volontaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
patient en placement non volontaire : terme utilisé dans la Loi sur la santé mentale du Yukon [Lois révisées du Yukon, c.150, a. 17(1) 6, record 1, French, - malade%20en%20placement%20non%20volontaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización médica y hospitalaria
- Derecho social
- Derecho de salud
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- paciente involuntario
1, record 1, Spanish, paciente%20involuntario
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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