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Tuesday 18 October 2022
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Three sources related to the case of the artist, Sherine Abdel Wahab, revealed the nature of dealing with her during the past days, until she was admitted to a hospital specialized in psychiatric diseases and addiction treatment.
The sources said that “Sherine was forcibly taken to the hospital, which is located in the Nozha area, following her family contacted the hospital team and asked for their help in treating her addiction.”
The sources indicated that the hospital is “supposed” to inform it of the details of Sherine’s health condition to the National Council for Mental Health, which is following up on the health status of similar cases, especially those who are subjected to forcible treatment without a confirmed desire from them.
She pointed out that the hospital imposed a severe state of secrecy and secrecy on the health of Sherine, and put a special code for her with her family only, and no one was notified, and through this code, her first-class family can obtain an update on her health condition constantly.
One of the sources said that her private doctor, Nabil Abdel-Maqsoud, did not know that her family had been forcibly entered for treatment inside the hospital, and Sherine Abdel Wahab had failed to communicate with him because he was outside Egypt at this time, but he expressed his objection to the way her family dealt with her in this way.
The source added: “Abdul-Maqsoud was of the opinion that the best way to deal with Sherine was to communicate with her and convince her of the need for treatment, and actually took steps in this direction, for his awareness of the nature of her condition and her fame, which made it necessary for her to deal calmly with that crisis, but he was angry at the way her family dealt and forced her to He entered the hospital and kept her inside, and he was unable to communicate with them to find out her current condition.”
Sherine Abdel Wahab’s brother and her mother claimed in a television intervention, with the media Amr Adib on the “Al-Hekaya” program, that “he admitted his sister to the hospital in order to be treated for drug abuse, and to protect her from her ex-hussam Habib.” The hospital submitted a report stating that she is “sick and needs treatment.”
The Public Prosecution announced that it was investigating the complaint submitted by the singer’s lawyer, Sherine Abdel Wahab, in which he claimed that her brother “attacked” her and that she was admitted to a mental health hospital “by force”.
This announcement raised many questions regarding the legality of forcing a psychiatric patient to be hospitalized and his rights during treatment.
For his part, Dr. Hisham Ramy, Professor of Psychiatry at Ain Shams University and former Secretary-General of the Mental Health Secretariat at the Ministry of Health, said that in general, there is a law protecting the mental patient in Egypt that was issued in 2009, and was recently amended in 2021 to add many rights to the patient. He pointed out that this law regulates how a person is admitted to any psychiatric hospital for treatment.
Ramy added, in statements to Masrawy, that “there are clear precautions in the law, the most important of which is that if the patient poses a danger to himself or others, he can be admitted once morest his will, provided that a committee comes from the Ministry of Health, specifically the National Council for Mental Health, to ensure that the person is ill and poses a danger. This is to protect the patient himself.
He stressed the need to inform the National Council for Mental Health of this case within 24 hours of entering the hospital to ensure the correctness of the procedures, diagnosis and treatment.
“Rami” explained that in all these steps, the patient is informed and informed of what is being implemented because this is one of his rights, and if the Ministry of Health committee announces that the patient’s condition does not require him to be hospitalized by force, an order is issued for his immediate discharge and referral of the medical facility for investigation.
He continued, “There are legal articles regulating this and clear procedures. There is a specialized mental health council affiliated to the Minister of Health that follows up on these procedures and their safety and safety of diagnosis and treatment to protect the psychiatric patient, whether in public and private hospitals.”
In the event of violation of these procedures, there are “severe penalties”, according to the former Secretary-General of Mental Health, from a financial fine to 3 years imprisonment for those responsible for the hospital.
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