Levy A
Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Med Law. 1992;11(3-4):281-96.
For about 35 years, the 1955 Mental Act served as the main legal tool applied in the treatment of admitted patients in Israel. The law was wearing out, although 'patched up' repeatedly, and could no longer express 'the spirit of the times'. After many vicissitudes, a new Mental Act was implemented in 1991. The various areas dealt with in the new law are described and discussed. Special attention is focused on two issues: patients' rights and the decisions pertaining to enforced examination, hospitalization and treatment.
在大约35年的时间里，1955年的《精神卫生法》一直是以色列用于治疗住院患者的主要法律工具。尽管该法律多次“修补”，但已逐渐过时，无法再体现“时代精神”。历经诸多变迁后，一部新的《精神卫生法》于1991年实施。本文对新法律所涉及的各个领域进行了描述和讨论。特别关注了两个问题：患者权利以及与强制检查、住院和治疗相关的决定。
