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Compulsory Treatment Care and Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Saudi Mental Health Law

الرعاية العلاجية الإلزامية والصدمات الكهربائية — نظام الرعاية الصحية النفسية

Imposing compulsory treatment care in outpatient clinics or at the place of residence by decision of two psychiatrists, with notice to the local board; recording every treatment intervention in the patient's file; explicit written consent for electroconvulsive therapy after its effects and alternatives are explained; and a technical medical committee for cases obstructing the treatment plan.

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