Samenvatting

Care, self determination and law in child psychiatry is a difficult combination. Three problems arise here: Bureau Jeugdzorg does not have a good working relationship with the doctors, bad coordination between professionals, and finally an unwarranted trust in protection within the family. It is argued that a ‘duty of special care’ for professionals might help. This should prevail over the right of self determination. A second improvement might be a ‘criterion of necessity’ that may overrule a lack of cooperation by the minor.