Administrative court dismissed psychiatric hospitalization continuation due to lack of mental illness diagnosis.
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AI generatedThe Administrative Court of Uusimaa rejected the decision to continue A's psychiatric hospitalization, ruling it dependent on A's will. Although A was identified as intellectually disabled and behaviorally disturbed, the file contained no evidence of a mental illness diagnosis. The court held that continued involuntary treatment requires a specific finding of mental illness, which was absent in the medical records.
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AI generatedMielenterveyslaki 8 §; Mielenterveyslaki 12 §: Continued involuntary psychiatric hospitalization is legally impermissible without a specific judicial or medical finding that the patient suffers from a mental illness, distinguishing mere intellectual disability or behavioral issues from mental illness.
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Lääninoikeus jätti vahvistamatta vastuunalaisen lääkärin
päätöksen A:n tahdosta riippumattoman psykiatrisen sairaalahoidon
jatkamisesta. Asiakirjoista saadun selvityksen mukaan
A oli heikkolahjainen ja luonnehäiriöinen, mutta asiakirjoista
ei ilmennyt, että A olisi ollut mielisairas.
MielenterveysL 8 §
MielenterveysL 12 §