역사적 관점에서 본 정신보건법 전부개정법률에 대한 검토

• 영문명: Critical Review on Amendment Bill of Mental Health Act
• 발행기관: 대한신경정신의학회
• 저자명: 박종익 박현정
• 간행물 정보: 『신경정신의학』제56권 제1호, 1~9쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 정신과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2017.02.28

영문 초록

The Korean Mental Health Act, enacted in 1995, was entirely amended 20 years later and the amendment was passed by the National Assembly plenary session on May 19. 2015. The amended Mental Health Act reflects the recent rapid changes in the mental health environment and contributes one more step toward securing human rights for people with mental illness. However, after review of some major issues, it is doubtful whether there was sufficient discussion on the national mental health policy and whether a national consensus was obtained. This paper describes some problems within the amended Act and discusses several ways to improve the Act. Patients autonomy and medical paternalism are typical major concerns in the field of medical ethics. Especially for patients with mental illness, it is difficult to maintain a balance between those two concerns because there is often an inability to assign responsibility for those concerns. Therefore, a revised Act should take into account these two concerns. When creating subordinate legislation ahead of the enactment of the amendments on May 30, 2016, establishment of a more reasonable and efficient system is expected ; if there has been sufficient discussion with related organizations and professionals and sufficient consideration of the realities of various medical fields. Such expectations should improve public mental health welfare.

목차

서 론

정신보건법의 필요성 및 목적

우리나라 정신보건법 제정 및 개정과정

정신보건법 전부개정안 주요 쟁점 사항

결 론

키워드

Mental Health Act Admission by person responsible for protective custody Involuntary admission Self-determination 정신보건법 보호의무자에 의한 입원 강제입원 자기결정권