Problems relating to social and legal protection of persons who have mental illness

Abstract

The article is devoted to the research, analysis and search for solutions to the problems of legal regulation of relations arising in connection with the medical aid to citizens who have mental illness. The following materials have given the scientific view on modern domestic and international legal framework and enforcement practice in such area as psychiatric care. The authors study and analyse the theoretical, practical and moral issues affecting the protection of the rights and interests of citizens suffering from mental disorders. The relevance of the urgent need for further development and improvement of the mechanism of legal regulation of psychiatric counselling procedure has been described. Scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that the authors attempted to analyse the existing relevant law based on the study of the history and development of the institution of psychiatric care with the purpose to identify the main trends and patterns of existing and possible legislative support of this area of social relations, and to justify the most constructive proposals in order to improve the mechanism of legal regulation of relations arising between the counselor and patient