Núcleo Disca

Points of interest:

• The social movement of People with Disabilities questions the practice of involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations.
• Involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations refer to the hospitalization of a person without their consent. These hospitalizations are made to people with mental health conditions that put them at risk. They can also put others at risk.
• The article mentions that the discussion of this type of hospitalization has to do with the fact that the freedom of the people who are hospitalized is not respected.
• The author proposes solutions to make psychiatric hospitalization less restrictive and more focused on the autonomy of the person.

Notes:

• The following summary was prepared by the Millennium Nucleus DISCA and is based exclusively on the publication. Therefore, it cannot be used for citations or references.
• This article was originally published in Spanish.

Marshall-Barberán, P. (2025). La internación psiquiátrica involuntaria en el derecho chileno: aspectos sustantivos. Revista de Derecho (Valdivia), 38(2), pp.153-176. http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/s0718-09502025000200153