[KIDNEY TRANSPLANTION IN A MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT].

This journal has previously published articles on the issue of kidney transplantation in mentally ill patients. The current case report highlights the issue of kidney transplantation in a patient suffering from a psychotic disorder. The case study describes a patient who, although he does not comply with his psychopharmacological treatment, fully complies with all medications pertaining to his physical illness.

Foreign objects in the vagina of a mentally ill woman: case series.

Objective: Reports of the insertion of foreign objects to the vagina by psychiatric patients are scant. We present two such cases.

Methods: Case I resulted from psychotic content and auditory command hallucinations.

[Psychiatric patients, dialysis, kidney transplant: case report and discussion].

Psychiatric patients' coping capacity with various life situations is limited due to their mental illness. This difficulty is even more pronounced when dealing with severe physical conditions such as kidney failure, the need for dialysis and kidney transplant. In the past, similar to patients who suffered from additional physical conditions, patients with major psychiatric disorders, long-term psychotic illness such as schizophrenia, were not considered candidates for dialysis treatment.

[What is the role of compulsory ECT therapy today?].

Electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) has been effective for years, but it arouses opposition among patients and especially in the general public. ECT treatment is limited and compared to other medical treatment it is considered exceptional by the law, regulations and treatment personnel. A question arises as to the position of therapists regarding compulsory ECT treatment.