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  • Title: Involuntary outpatient treatment (IOT) in Spain.
    Author: Hernández-Viadel M, Cañete-Nicolás C, Bellido-Rodriguez C, Asensio-Pascual P, Lera-Calatayud G, Calabuig-Crespo R, Leal-Cercós C.
    Journal: Int J Law Psychiatry; 2015; 41():31-3. PubMed ID: 25896809.
    Abstract:
    In recent decades there have been significant legislative changes in Spain. Society develops faster than laws, however, and new challenges have emerged. In 2004, the Spanish Association of Relatives of the Mentally Ill (FEAFES) proposed amending the existing legislation to allow for the implementation of involuntary outpatient treatment (IOT) for patients with severe mental illness. Currently, and after having made several attempts at change, there is no specific legislation governing the application of this measure. Although IOT may be implemented in local programmes, we consider legal regulation to be needed in this matter.
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