Covid-19 in Involuntary Admission to the Hospital of Psychiatry Valcea, Romania Download PDF

The last period has been full of special situations. Among these, a particular case that caught our attention is that of a person who is involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric ward because of their pathology, is subsequently diagnosed positive with SARS-CoV-2, and is admitted, suffers a very unfavorable evolution that ends in death. It thus becomes a forensic necropsy case and is examined from this point of view as well. The duty to maintain the integrity, health, and care of the involuntarily committed person is not only the responsibility of health professionals, the judiciary, or the people in whose care they are placed. It is not just a matter that can be assigned as a job task to the staff, it is a duty that belongs to the state and the state system, as appreciated in other studies. Involuntary admission is only in psychiatric hospitals that have adequate conditions for specialist care under specific conditions.