How we reconcile an individual's right to liberty with coercive interventions is a fundamental
question in medical ethics and psychiatry, especially given psychiatry's chequered history …

The use of coercion is one of the defining issues of mental health care. Since the earliest
attempts to contain and treat the mentally ill, power imbalances have been evident and a …

A book chapter exploring the potential consquences and ethical ramifications of using
coercive measures within community mental healthcare. We argue that, althogh the move …

It is essential to consider and understand the perspectives of psychiatric providers (eg
psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, caseworkers/keyworkers) on coercion, given …

In the mental health law debate over justification for civil commitment of mentally ill persons,
coercion has been a central issue. Participants in the debate have tended to separate into …

Background Coercion comprises formal coercion or compulsion [treatment under a section
of the Mental Health Act (MHA)] and informal coercion (a range of treatment pressures …

Coercive practices are relatively common in mental health care, but coercion is ethically
problematic because it involves acting against an individual's autonomy (Sjöstrand and …

According to the philosopher Charles Taylor (1989), the moral origins of our viewpoints
remain largely implicit until some challenge pushes them into the foreground. Coercion in …

There is a dearth of literature reporting userled research into community coercion. There is
one book, Erick Fabris' Tranquil prisons, which as the name suggests sees community …

Coercion, compulsory admission, and the involuntary treatment of the mentally ill are among
the most controversial issues in mental health care and are the subject of ongoing debate …