Involuntary hospitalization: a delicate ethical balance (Swiss Press Audio 2026, by Garance Parvis and Adrien Zerbini)

Involuntary hospitalization: a delicate ethical balance

Hospitalisation sans consentement : un équilibre éthique délicat

Audio

2026

Garance Parvis and Adrien Zerbini

Each year in Switzerland, 2.1 people per 1,000 are hospitalized without their consent. How can we reconcile respect for patients' dignity and autonomy with the need to ensure their safety and that of society? Alexandre Wullschleger, associate physician in the adult psychiatry department at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and researcher, discusses alternatives to involuntary commitment.

Authors

Garance Parvis / Swiss Press Award

Garance Parvis

Attachée de production, Les Cullayes, 2000

Après 2 ans de graphisme, je travaille maintenant à la RTS comme attachée de production, principalement pour les podcasts et RTS-Première.

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Adrien Zerbini / Swiss Press Award

Adrien Zerbini

Journaliste scientifique, Genève, 1968

I started working at Radio Lac in 1987. I was 19 years old and still a psychology student at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and a music student at the conservatory, and I was passionate about radio. When I joined RTS (Radio – La Première) in 2000, I began to specialize in science journalism. Initially, I focused solely on climate issues before becoming more general (but always for science programs – it's the field I'm passionate about). Today, I've "returned" to my (academic: psychology studies) interest in mental health. For just over a year, I've been hosting the podcast "Dingue," whose primary goal is to destigmatize mental illness.

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Involuntary hospitalization: a delicate ethical balance (Swiss Press Audio 2026, by Garance Parvis and Adrien Zerbini) - Swiss Press Award