Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Involuntary treatment orders are
increasingly being used around the world to allow the treatment of individuals living with a …

Involuntary treatment orders (ITOs) represent coercive leverage for treatment adherence
against the will of individuals incapable of providing consent. ITOs have failed to …

Objective: Between June 2012 and February 2013, two decisions by the German Federal
Constitutional Court restricted the so-far common practice to use involuntary medication in …

Background: Constructs such as personal recovery, patient engagement and consumer
involvement are central in mental health care delivery. These approaches emphasise the …

There is increasing evidence that an involuntary hospital admission and treatment can
undermine the therapeutic relationship. While good relationships with staff are important …

A therapeutic alliance with a continuing collaboration between a patient and psychiatric staff
is a resource for helping patients cope with the demands of coercive legislation. Knowledge …

Abstract 3An involuntary treatment order (ITO) allows a person to be treated for a mental
illness without consent under some circumstances. While the treatment and assessment of …

In recent decades, outpatient commitment orders have been increasingly used in the follow-
up of persons with serious mental disorders. Most studies on outpatient commitment orders …

Background: Qualitative investigations show that people can have positive and negative
experiences of involuntary inpatient care. Legal changes have extended the use of …

Chemical restraints are used in forensic psychiatric inpatient care, however with caution as it
can feel like an assault against patients' integrity. When waiting for decisions on treatment …