Background: Some psychiatric patients develop severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI),
which, for a variety of reasons, can be therapy-refractory. Sometimes, treatment is not …

Background Psychiatrists face a major ethical challenge when deciding whether to make
use of coercive measures in the treatment process of patients suffering from severe and …

This study was conducted to compare attitudes of psychiatrists, other professionals, and
laypeople towards compulsory admission and treatment of patients with schizophrenia in …

Background The new legal regulations of compulsory treatment in Germany require a
change in clinical psychiatric practice as well as an ethical analysis of the consequences for …

The present study aimed to assess:(1) whether a more active involvement of patients is
associated with an improvement of clinical symptoms, global functioning, and quality-of-life; …

Background Some patients develop severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) which is
therapy-refractory. The needs of these patients sometimes remain unmet by therapeutic …

Background Involuntary treatment is a key issue in healthcare ethics. In this study, ethical
issues relating to involuntary psychiatric treatment are investigated through interviews with …

METHODS A questionnaire was mailed to a random sample of 328 members of the Swedish
Psychiatric Association, one fourth of the entire membership. The response rate was 60 …

Aims. Shared decision making has been advocated as a means to improve patient-
orientation and quality of health care. There is a lack of knowledge on clinical decision …

OBJECTIVE: Involuntary commitment and treatment of patients with schizophrenia pose
ethical dilemmas on all persons involved--doctors, judges, custodians and relatives. Both …