Seanad debates

Wednesday, 19 February 2003

Criminal Law (Insanity) Bill 2002: Second Stage.

 

Concern has been expressed at the fact that section 13 allows for a conditional discharge of a patient by the psychiatric review board. However, the patient is not obliged to continue treatment. Should the legislation not require patients to agree to be supervised when they leave hospital? Otherwise there might be a recurrence of the original problem. This difficulty presents itself even in civil cases where people are not obliged to accept treatment, even if they have been running into trouble because of not accepting treatment or taking medication.

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