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The COVID-19 pandemic has raised significant concerns for population mental health and the effective provision of mental health services in the light of increased demands and barriers to service delivery [1]. Particular attention is being directed toward the possible neuropsychiatric sequelae of both COVID-19 and of the stringent societal mitigation steps deployed by national governments, concerns that are informed by historical increases in the incidence of psychotic disorders following influenza pandemics [2]. However, so far there has been scant attention paid to other important areas of psychiatry during COVID-19, including medico-legal aspects and human rights. In this paper, we discuss the legal implications for psychiatry of the COVID-19 pandemic and report a novel situation in which psychiatric patients may experience diminution of their statutory protections. We believe that this represents a paradigm shift in psychiatric care and that the consideration of the fundamental rights of psychiatric patients as "less important" than infection control measures compel mental health professionals to "advocate for … patients and their caregivers" in this time of crisis [1].

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised significant concerns for population mental health and the effective provision of mental health services in the light of increased demands and barriers to service delivery [1]. Particular attention is being directed toward the possible neuropsychiatric sequelae of both COVID-19 and of the stringent societal mitigation steps deployed by national governments, concerns that are informed by historical increases in the incidence of psychotic disorders following influenza pandemics [2]. However, so far there has been scant attention paid to other important areas of psychiatry during COVID-19, including medico-legal aspects and human rights. In this paper, we discuss the legal implications for psychiatry of the COVID-19 pandemic and report a novel situation in which psychiatric patients may experience diminution of their statutory protections. We believe that this represents a paradigm shift in psychiatric care and that the consideration of the fundamental rights of psychiatric patients as "less important" than infection control measures compel mental health professionals to "advocate for … patients and their caregivers" in this time of crisis [1].

Kann die Politik beraten werden? Expertinnen und Experten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis diskutieren Grenzen und Möglichkeiten von Politikberatung. Politikberatung scheitert, wenn sie nicht die komplexe Eigentümlichkeit des Politischen berücksichtigt. Das Einlassen auf die politische Rationalität führt jedoch nicht selten dazu, dass die Beratenden von der politischen Sphäre vereinnahmt und Teil jener eigendynamischen politischen Prozesse werden, mit denen klug umzugehen erhebliche Kompetenzen erfordert. Es ist daher nicht verwunderlich, dass die Erwartungen der Berater und der zu Beratenden häufig voneinander abweichen und Verständigungsbarrieren das Verhältnis beider trüben können. Kann Politikberatung dennoch erfolgreich sein? Wie beratbar ist die Politik und wie beratungsfähig ist die Wissenschaft?