Grounds for admitting a mentally ill person without their consent to a psychiatric hospital under the application procedure.

Objectives: The purpose of this article is to present the authors´ comments on the analysis of the conditions for admitting a person to a psychiatric hospital against their will on the basis of a judgment issued by a guardianship court as part of proceedings initiated at the request of an authorized entity, and the assumptions contained therein are based on applicable normative acts.

Methods: The method of analyzing the current provisions of medical law was used, and of the social security law were also referred to. The judicature of the courts, in particular the Supreme Court, was collected, presented and considered, which constitute a practical guide in assessing whether or not the conditions for admitting a patient to a psychiatric hospital without their consent have been met.

Atypical Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: Case Reports and Diagnostic Challenges.

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome caused by atypical antipsychotic drugs may present in an atypical manner without symptoms such as hyperthermia and/or muscle rigidity. A detailed description of atypical neuroleptic malignant syndrome induced by atypical antipsychotic drugs, practical information to distinguish neuroleptic malignant syndrome from other related conditions, and the diagnostic criteria that may be used to settle the diagnosis of atypical neuroleptic malignant syndrome are highlighted in this paper. This study was conducted searching PubMed and Science Direct, resulting in 525 articles.