[Medical certificate in psychiatry: practical aspects]

Among certificates written in psychiatry, some are obligatory, admission certificate, in case of automatically hospitalization or that asked by a third party, certificate of 48 hours: in which the psychiatrist of the admission' service describes the state of the patient and indicates the necessity or not to continue the hospitalization, monthly certificate: to justify the maintenance of hospitalization or to ask its end and certificate of situation be written in some particular circumstances. Others concern the cases of expert appraisement (in civilian or penal rights) or in the framework of medical controls asked by the employer. Other certificates are optional or customary. They could be delivered if asked by the patient. These considerations incite to follow scrupulously ethical rules and common sense when doing these certificates. Finally, The certificate has always to be given to the patient personally. That will be mentioned down of the document.