Johanson E
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden.
Med Law. 1993;12(1-2):165-9.
The development of Swedish psychiatric legislation is summarized, from the law that came into force on 1 January 1967 to the new law promulgated on 1 January 1992. There are now separate laws for (a) patients who are seriously mentally disturbed and urgently in need of psychiatric hospital care; who oppose care or evidently lack capacity to express a well-grounded opinion as to their needs; and (b) patients sentenced by court to forensic psychiatric care, who have to be seriously mentally disturbed but need not oppose care. As earlier, it seems to be possible to take care of them in general psychiatric wards but special wards for forensic psychiatric care are anticipated. Sweden so far has few such facilities.
本文概述了瑞典精神科立法的发展历程，时间跨度从1967年1月1日生效的法律到1992年1月1日颁布的新法律。目前有两部单独的法律，一部针对（a）患有严重精神障碍且急需精神病院护理的患者，这些患者反对护理或明显缺乏对自身需求表达合理意见的能力；另一部针对（b）被法院判处接受法医精神病护理的患者，这些患者必须患有严重精神障碍，但不一定反对护理。和以前一样，似乎可以在普通精神科病房对他们进行护理，但预计会设立法医精神病护理的特殊病房。瑞典目前这类设施很少。
