On Friday, article 13 bis of Law 4/2026, which restricts involuntary psychiatric admission to situations of "vital emergency", came into force. On this issue, the Spanish Society of Psychiatry and Mental Health (SEPSM), considered that "without clear criteria and without alternative resources, this law will leave many patients and their families alone." On Wednesday, Ana (62 years old, without a family name to preserve the confidentiality of her…
On Friday, article 13 bis of Law 4/2026, which restricts involuntary psychiatric admission to situations of "vital emergency", came into force. On this issue, the Spanish Society of Psychiatry and Mental Health (SEPSM), considered that "without clear criteria and without alternative resources, this law will leave many patients and their families alone." On Wednesday, Ana (62 years old, without a family name to preserve the confidentiality of her…