72517Dubbo Base Hospital, Dubbo, NSW, Australia.
522555Northern Sydney Local Health District, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
Australas Psychiatry. 2022 Jun;30(3):375-378. doi: 10.1177/10398562221077892. Epub 2022 Mar 13.
The development of new injectable antiretroviral therapy facilitates treatment for Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive individuals who lack capacity to consent, posing a safety risk to both themselves and the wider community. We consider pathways to enforce treatment and propose an algorithm to determine the most appropriate legal instrument for application.
Legislative safeguards in mental health and guardianship legislation provide oversight and protection for those who suffer from illness and require coercive treatment. These frameworks have utility in the treatment of HIV patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
新的注射型抗逆转录病毒疗法的发展为那些没有能力做出同意的艾滋病毒（HIV）阳性个体提供了治疗的便利，这对他们自己和更广泛的社区都构成了安全风险。我们考虑了实施治疗的途径，并提出了一个算法来确定最合适的法律文书。
精神健康和监护立法中的立法保障为那些患有疾病并需要强制治疗的人提供了监督和保护。这些框架在治疗没有能力同意治疗的 HIV 患者方面具有实用性。
