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. 2020 Apr 1;63(1):e36. doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.33

Table 5.

Communication in case of involuntary treatments.

  • Give transparent information about the reasons for involuntary treatment, their duration and the legal rights granted in the context of coercive treatment procedures
  • Describe diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that may be delivered
  • Communicate according to the clinical conditions of the subjects, and provide timely information throughout all steps of the procedure
  • In case of refusal of consent to treatments, do every effort to obtain informed consent with the aim of halting coercive treatment
  • Relatives may be involved in procedures relating to involuntary admission unless they have been expressly prohibited from being notified of any relevant information