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MALADE PLACEMENT VOLONTAIRE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- Medical and Hospital Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- voluntary patient
1, record 1, English, voluntary%20patient
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a voluntary patient is a person who feels that they need help with the problems they are experiencing and voluntarily enters a hospital. 2, record 1, English, - voluntary%20patient
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Hospitals can treat voluntary patients only if the patient consents to the specific treatment. If they are incapable of consenting, their spouse, adult child, or parent can act as a temporary substitute decision maker to consent for them ... 3, record 1, English, - voluntary%20patient
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- patient volontaire
1, record 1, French, patient%20volontaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- malade en placement volontaire 2, record 1, French, malade%20en%20placement%20volontaire
correct, New Brunswick regulation, masculine noun
- patient en placement volontaire 3, record 1, French, patient%20en%20placement%20volontaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- malade en cure volontaire 4, record 1, French, malade%20en%20cure%20volontaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un patient est placé dans un service de santé mentale en qualité de patient volontaire : a) s'il sait et comprend pourquoi il y est placé et qu'il a le droit de quitter le service; b) si, sans avoir été l'objet de manœuvres ou de pressions abusives, il demande son admission, y consent ou ne s'y oppose pas; c) si un praticien de santé mentale au moins conclut, après l'avoir examiné avec soin, qu'il est atteint d'une maladie mentale et que son état peut s'améliorer s'il reçoit un traitement et des soins dans un service de santé mentale. 1, record 1, French, - patient%20volontaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
patient en placement volontaire : terme utilisé dans la Loi sur la santé mentale du Yukon [Lois révisées du Yukon, c. 150, a. 17(2)]. 5, record 1, French, - patient%20volontaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-08-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Social Law
- Health Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- involuntary patient
1, record 2, English, involuntary%20patient
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - involuntary%20patient
Record number: 2, 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 2, English, - involuntary%20patient
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Droit social
- Droit de la santé
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- malade en placement non volontaire
1, record 2, French, malade%20en%20placement%20non%20volontaire
correct, New Brunswick act, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- patient involontaire 2, record 2, French, patient%20involontaire
correct, masculine noun
- malade en cure obligatoire 3, record 2, French, malade%20en%20cure%20obligatoire
correct, Manitoba act, Ontario act, masculine noun
- patient en placement non volontaire 4, record 2, French, patient%20en%20placement%20non%20volontaire
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - malade%20en%20placement%20non%20volontaire
Record number: 2, 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 2, French, - malade%20en%20placement%20non%20volontaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización médica y hospitalaria
- Derecho social
- Derecho de salud
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- paciente involuntario
1, record 2, Spanish, paciente%20involuntario
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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