[Psychiatric commitment and current legislation of 26 June 1990 relative to mentally ill persons].

A study on the psychiatric confinements in the Walloon region in the year 1984 allows to define the patient's psychopathology and the context of the requests. The new law of the 26 June 1990 relating to the protection of the mentally ill person will probably be used mostly in such situations. Its conditions of implementation, positive aspects and the difficulties it could create are detailed.