On the Legal Status of Psychoneurological Institutions and Rights of their In-Patients in View of Novelties of the Constitution and Laws on Protection of Mental Health of Citizens

The article is devoted to the study of individual novelties of federal legislation concerning the legal status of inpatient psychiatric care institutions, as well as the rights and restrictions of persons living in them in inpatient conditions against the background of the ongoing process of deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care. The authors cite statistics on the closure of large psychiatric hospitals, the emphasis is on the replacement of psychiatric social services, which affects the availability and quality of medical services received by patients. It is noted that when analyzing certain upcoming novelties of the Law of the Russian Federation No. 3185-1 of July 2, 1992 “On psychiatric care and guarantees of citizens' rights in its provision”, one has to face formulations subject to scientific understanding, assessment of possible risks of these innovations.