Involuntary isolation: interpreting mental health legislation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sediqzadah, Saadia; Ghebrehariat, Lwam; Weersink, Kristen T; Fisman, David N; Naidoo, Kendra A · Br J Psychiatry · 2021

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Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses new and unprecedented challenges to the interpretation of mental health law. The authors present pragmatic and ethical considerations in the psychiatric safety assessment at the intersection of COVID-19 and severe mental illness.

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