Abstract
Die UN-Konvention über die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen (UN-BRK) verpflichtet im Artikel 12 die Staaten zur Unterstützung bei der Ausübung der Rechts- und Handlungsfähigkeit. Dabei sind Rechte, Wille und Präferenzen zu achten. In einem klinischen Fallbeispiel mit Zwangsbehandlung soll gezeigt werden, was es konkret bedeuten kann, das Prinzip der unterstützenden Entscheidungsfindung, wie im Allgemeinen Kommentar Nummer 1 zu Artikel 12 der Konvention vorgeschlagen, konsequent umzusetzen. Unterstützte Entscheidungsfindung bzw. Feststellung von Einwilligungsunfähigkeit mit stellvertretender Entscheidung kommen zu unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen. Auch wenn die Implementierung von unterstützter Entscheidungsfindung noch Schwierigkeiten bereitet, so führt der Ansatz der UN-Konvention und des UN-Fachausschusses für die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen eher zur Beachtung des Willens der betreffenden Person und zu wirkungsvollen und personalisierten Lösungen in der psychiatrischen Behandlung.
Supported decision making and coercive treatment in severe mental illness – a case study
Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) commits States Parties to provide support to mentally disabled persons in exercising legal capacity and to respect their rights, will and preferences. A clinical case dealing with coercive treatment will show how the CRPD approach to legal capacity detailed by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in General Comment no. 1 on Article 12 can be applied in practice and what its implications are. The use of such a model, based on the person’s will and preferences, generates a different outcome than the one typical of German law based on capacity assessment, substituted decision-making and involuntary treatment. In this regard, though there are still challenges in its practical implementation, the approach suggested by the CRPD and its Committee allows a fuller respect of the person’s will and leads to more effective and personalised care solutions in the area of psychiatric treatment
Supported decision making and coercive treatment in severe mental illness – a case study
Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) commits States Parties to provide support to mentally disabled persons in exercising legal capacity and to respect their rights, will and preferences. A clinical case dealing with coercive treatment will show how the CRPD approach to legal capacity detailed by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in General Comment no. 1 on Article 12 can be applied in practice and what its implications are. The use of such a model, based on the person’s will and preferences, generates a different outcome than the one typical of German law based on capacity assessment, substituted decision-making and involuntary treatment. In this regard, though there are still challenges in its practical implementation, the approach suggested by the CRPD and its Committee allows a fuller respect of the person’s will and leads to more effective and personalised care solutions in the area of psychiatric treatment
Translated title of the contribution | Supported Decision Making and Coercive Treatment in Severe Mental Illness – a case study |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 207-212 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Recht & Psychiatries |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Keywords
- Capacity
- Supported Decision-Making
- Involuntary Treatment
- Consent to Treatment