Profile of compulsory hospitalization processes due to drug use: a documentary research

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Keywords:

Involuntary treatment, psychiatric. Health’s judicialization. Mental health.

Abstract

Compulsory hospitalization, regulated by Law No 10.216/2001, is a phenomenon that involves two  important areas: health and justice. Its use to face  problems arising from drug use triggers the  complexity of the issue and disagreements about the  most effective way to treat the user. The objective of  this study was to identify the profile of requests for  compulsory hospitalizations resulting from the use of  alcohol and other drugs. This is a documentary  research that used judgments from the website of the  Santa Catarina Court of Justice. Through the  application of the keywords, 334 judgments were  found and, of these, 92 were analyzed after evaluation criteria. The main variables collected were:  identification of appellants and respondents, justification for the hospitalization request, legislation, existence of a detailed medical report and other  aspects considered important to characterize the  granting or rejection of requests. This study showed  that justice and psychiatry have been responding to  the urgency of normalizing deviant behaviors and  conducts, with an expansion of biopower and  justifying coercive interventions. Stigma about users  contributes to enhancing these strategies, and  legislation, created to avoid arbitrary measures, is  used to strengthen segregation.

Published

2023-06-20

How to Cite

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Queiroz L de A, Assis FB, Martinhago F. Profile of compulsory hospitalization processes due to drug use: a documentary research. Saúde debate [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 20 [cited 2025 Mar. 15];46(134 jul-set):819-31. Available from: https://saudeemdebate.org.br/sed/article/view/6973