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 …

The medical model is the dominant ideology of psychiatry. It is used to justify involuntary
institutionalization, forced drugging, and electroshock. By medical model is meant the …

The practice of coercive measures in psychiatry is controversial. Although some have
suggested that it may be acceptable if patients are a danger to others or to themselves …

Research activities are remarkably few in number, especially considering the frequency of
involuntary measures and the controversial perception or discussion of these measures …

BackgroundCoercion has usually been equated with legal detention. Non-statutory
pressures to adhere to treatment,'leverage', have been identified as widespread in US public …

The use of coercion in the treatment of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness
has been one of the most controversial issues in psychiatry and mental health law in the …

Objective Coercion is a controversial issue in mental health care. Recent research highlights
that coercion is a relational phenomenon, although, it remains unclear how this …

Mental health is emerging from the shadows. Human rights are on the agenda, and
advocates are increasingly calling for parity with general health funding and a reduction of …

The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Per sons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a
problem child of interna tional human rights law. Like the girl with a little curl right in the …

In mental health care, coercion is a controversial issue that has led to much debate and
research on its nature and use. Yet, few previous studies have explicitly explored the views …