Still echoes of the artist’s crisis Sherine Abdel Wahab hesitate not only in the media; But also on social media and in the entire artistic community.
Many of Sherine’s colleagues from the artistic community and outside expressed their desire to reassure her and communicate with her, especially after her brother announced that her hospitalization was forced by him.
Sources related to Sherine Abdel Wahab’s case have stated that the hospital in which she is being held is located in the Nozha area, and her family had contacted the hospital and asked for support for her treatment of addiction, and the National Council for Mental Health is following up on the details of Sherine’s health condition, as happens with many cases. which are algebraically treated.
For its part, the hospital administration decided to impose a fence of secrecy on the details of Sherine Abdel Wahab’s health status, and assigned a code to her first-degree family members that only them knew, through which they could receive updates on her health status.
Sherine Abdel Wahab fails to communicate with her private doctor
Sources have stated that “Shereen“She failed to communicate with her private doctor, Dr. Nabil Abdel-Maksoud, because he was traveling outside Egypt, but he showed how her family dealt with her and forced her into the hospital, as he believed that it would have been better to convince her of the necessity of undergoing treatment, as a calm approach is what this crisis needs.
Regarding the legality of forcing a psychiatric patient to be treated, Dr. Hisham Ramy, Professor of Psychiatry at Ain Shams University and former Secretary-General of the Mental Health Secretariat at the Ministry of Health, explained that the psychiatric patient has several rights regulated by a law issued in 2009, then amendments were made to it in 2021, It shows how the patient undergoes psychiatric treatment in the hospital.
“Rami” added that the patient can be admitted to the hospital against his will if his condition poses a danger to himself or others, but after confirmation by a committee from the National Council for Mental Health of the seriousness of that case, and to verify the correctness of the procedures, diagnosis and treatment; This condition must be reported to the National Council for Mental Health within 24 hours of the patient’s admission to hospital.
He stressed that it is the patient’s rights to be informed of all the steps that are taken regarding his condition, and a decision is issued for his immediate discharge if the Ministry of Health committee considers that his condition does not require him to be admitted to the hospital, and the hospital is referred for investigation.