In 1987, for example, Komsomolskaya Pravda informed its readers that "there is lawlessness" in the practice of Soviet psychiatry, including arbitrary diagnosis and commitment of patients, corrupt doctors and excessive use of medication.
We examined factors concerning the civil commitment of patients in a Portuguese psychiatric hospital, responsible for the admissions of a population of 1,202,000 inhabitants.
29 In any case, as was highlighted in the communication campaign by the patients' Spida Bifida (Associazione Spina Bifida Italia and Walter Vinci Onlus), it is important to consider the evaluation of the quality of life in SB patients and the extent of the commitment of SB patients to achieve greater independence.
We gratefully acknowledge the commitment of participating patients, their families, and the study investigators for their invaluable contribution to this research.
In the USA, results from a prospective randomized study support the belief that family physicians can increase the commitment of their patients to organ donation [ 36].
Nevertheless, given the specific symptoms that characterise depressive states, it can sometimes be difficult to secure the commitment of depressed patients to a course of treatment, in particular when they find it difficult to acknowledge the pathological nature of their condition or when the loss of hope or confidence in the future is significant.
"I guess the big thing would be to try and reduce the burden of commitment to patients, as much as possible.
The medical press, at least in Australia, plays a role in promulgating the view that a less than full-time patient load reflects a lack of commitment to patients and the profession [ 14– 16], but is this so?
We sought answers to a) what activities do GPs undertake when not consulting patients, b) why do they choose to work sessionally, and c) does sessional general practice reflect a lack of commitment to patients and the profession?
The authors were commissioned to investigate the nature and extent of GPs' paid and unpaid work, why some choose to work less than full-time, and whether sessional work reflects a lack of commitment to patients and the profession.
The factors that were negatively related to the process of the care, according to the health care professionals, were lack of commitment of the patient supervisor, reduced physical capacity of the patient, and the duration of the care.
