Quality medical practice is based on legal and ethical standards that govern doctors' and healthcare providers' decisions while dealing with patients or conducting research. When an external aspect influences a practitioner's willingness to make an impartial medical decision, a conflict of interest occurs. Healthcare professionals often have to deal with medicolegal aspects in their practice, and those in mental healthcare are no exception.
This article focuses on penalties as per GCC guidelines for mental healthcare. The guideline applies to psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric counselors, consultant psychiatrists, specialist psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, and other medical staff addressing patients with mental health conditions. As per Article (25) of Regulation of Mental Health Care Law released by the Saudi Ministry of Health , any individual violating the laws shall be…
