Coercion in psychiatry can be defined as any attempt to impose treatment against a patient's
wishes. Historically this has been a central aspect of psychiatry, and the principal one that …

The use of force in psychiatric treatment continues to be a hotly debated topic. Supporting
the coercion-is-necessary perspective is the contention that persons with mental illness fail …

Coercion is an essential element of psychiatric treatment and interventions. Legislation in
many jurisdictions contemplates it as a legitimate form of patient management through …

“Compulsion” in mental health care is a reasonably straightforward notion: the use of force,
one hopes always governed by law, to make a person accept treatment that has been …

There is probably no more unpleasant task for a clinician working in mental health than
imposing treatment on an unwilling patient; and probably no experience for the patient that …

Unlike most other medical disciplines, psychiatry is a medical field in which, under certain
conditions, patients can be coerced into accepting treatment. Coercion is defined as “any …

This chapter examines a range of treatment pressures in mental health care. Conceptual
distinctions can be drawn between interventions commonly termed 'coercive'. These include …

Coercion is one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in psychiatry. It is a highly
sensitive, and hotly debated topic in which clinical practice, ethics, the law and public policy …

Prior to reflecting on a specific scenario in mental health care, my moral view of coercion
was fairly dichotomous. In my mind, coercive acts were, for lack of a more sophisticated term …

Background: Questions concerning non-consensual treatment in mental health services
have assumed an increased salience. In significant part, this has been due to changes in …