Legal and Ethical Issue Assignment #1
Substance abuse and mental health care
The problem of substance abuse is present in many parts of the world and also in the Middle East. In spite of the fact that the Middle East are all predominantly Islamic countries and drug usage is forbidden by Islam, there are still rising number of cases of drug abuse (MadiniXX al., 2008). XXX substance XXXX it XX used in XXXXXXX quantities XXXX it will have a positive XXXXXX on the body XXX XXXX XXX XXXX substance XX XXXXXXXX in larger quantities then it XX XXXXXXXXXX as XXXXX. Such XXXXX of XXXXX is XXXXXXX for XXX XXXXXXXX XX well as the mental health XX a person (XX XXXXX XXX XXX, XXXX). It has also XXXX observed by researchers like XXXXX XXX Kristof (1987) XXX Osman (XXXX) XXXX the most common demographic XXXXXXX XX a XXXXXX with substance abuse XXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXX XX not well-educated. Qureshi (XXXX) XXXXXXXX that the XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XX substance XXXXX XXXX XXX not XXXX XX XXX changes in XXX XXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXX of substance abuse XXXX increasing. Substance XXXXX XXXX leads XX mental XXXXXXXXX XXXX depression XXX XXXXXX. It XX a XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXXX medical XXXXXXXXX.
The XXXXX of substance XXXXX XXX XXXX to XXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXX by XXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX XXXXXX so XXXX XXXX can be XXXXX XXXXXX XXXX XX. XXX doctors and XXXXX XXXXXXX staff take proper care XX such patients as they are XXXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX details of such cases are XXXX confidential XXX XXXXXXX of the individual’s details that XX undergoing XXX XXXXXXXXX is XXX XXXXXX with XXXXXX. This XX a conscious decision of the Government of XXXXX XXXXXX so XXXX the patient XXX his/her XXXXXX XXXXXXX XX not XXXX to XXXX a social stigma. The society XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX abuse as a XXXXX and XXXXX in a XXXXXXXXXXXX society XXXX that XX Saudi Arabia, XXXX social stigma’s XXX looked down upon. Therefore XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX of the patient and also the maintenance XX privacy XX XXX XXXXXXX and XXX/her XXXXXX is carried out.
In certain XXXXX, XXXXXXXXXX of information XXXXX the XXXXXXX and his/her symptoms may XX required. A XXXXXXXXXX of XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX be requested by the medical fraternity. The purpose XX XXXXXXXXXX XXX disclosure has XX XX clearly stated and it should XX explained XX to why XXX information XX needed. XXXX in XXXX XX XXXXXXX of XXXXXXXXXX of information, the hospital management XXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX will XXXXXXX XXX decide if XXXXXX out such XXXXXXXXXXX is XXXXXXXX or not. If the committee i.e. XXXX up XX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX the doctors XXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX may be harmful XXX the patient XXX his/her XXXXXX XXXX XXXX will not XXXXXXXXX XXXX requests. The reasons XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XX information XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX is when XXX patient XXXXXXXX further XXXXXXX treatment XXX attention for betterment of XXX or her XXXXXX XXX in XXXX XX educational XXXXXXXX or research. XX the information may be disclosed XXXX it XX felt that the XXXXXXXXXX XX information is XXX damaging anyone XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX or the XXXXXXXXXX is needed XXX the XXXXXXX and treatment XX the XXXXXXX.
XXX XXXXXXXX authority to disclose XXXXXXXXXXX or XXX, XXXX with XXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX in-charges of the XXXXXXX along XXXX XXX family XXXXXXX XX the XXXXXXX. XXXX the XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX are XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX disclosure of XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXXX the XXXXXXXXXXX of XXX XXXXXXX will XX shared with XXX XXXXX that XXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXX selected information will be shared. In other words the information that XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX judged and XXXX the XXXXXXXXXXX XX shared. XXX XXXXXXXXXXX is XXXXXXXXX only to XXX person who XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX it XXX not to XXXXXXX else. XXX reason for maintaining privacy of the XXXXXXX and his/her details is XXXX XX the information XXXXX into the XXXXX hands XXXX XXX patient XXX be harmed. XXXXX the patient XX already in a XXXXXXXX condition, such XXXXX are XXX XXXXXXXXX. XX XXXX XX the cases, the XXXXXXXXXXX is shared only XXX XXXXXXX treatment XX XXX patient.
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XXX XXXXXX XX, Rahim XX, Al XXXXXXX XX, XXX XXXXXXX of treatment XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX use disorders in Saudi XXXXXX: XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX in a XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX in XXXXXX. XXXX Alcohol XXXXXX. XXXX; XX(X):XXX–236.
XX Marri XX, XXX XX. XXXXXXX XXX substance use in the XXXXXXX Gulf region: A review. International Journal of Psychology. XXXX; 44(X): 222–XXX.
Bilal AM, Kristof J, el-XXXXX XX. X cross-cultural application XX a drinking XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXX XXXXX. XXXX; 12(X): XX–101.
Osman AA. XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXX patients attending a psychiatric hospital in Jeddah: X XXXXXXXXXXX study. XXX Saudi XXX. XXXX; XX: XXX– XXX.
XXXXXXX NA. XXXXX-demographic XXXXXXXXXX, pattern and XXXXXXXXXXX of drug XXXXX among XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXX XX Psychiatry. XXXX; X:98–XXX.
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