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 …

“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 …

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 …

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 …

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

The Norwegian government has chosen to retain a treatment criterion in the Mental Health
Care Act despite the opposition of several user organizations. From a critical user …

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 …

AimsTo examine the extent and nature of coercive practices in mental healthcare and to
consider the ethical, human rights challenges facing the current clinical practices in this …

Coercive practices are relatively common in mental healthcare, but coercion is ethically
problematic because it involves acting against an individual's autonomy. However, coercion …

There is ongoing debate in the UK as to the place of coercion and compulsion in community
mental health care. Recent changes in service provision and amendments to the Mental …