The WPA wishes to spur progress worldwide in implementing alternatives to coercion in
mental health care. Agreement is widespread among psychiatrists, other health practitioners …

Activities are underway on several fronts to bring the WPA Action Plan 2017-2020 to fruition.
While human rights and social development are front and centre in our activities, this is also …

Mental health has become a global imperative. Increasing coverage of treatment options
and support services is crucial. However, without deep reflection and change in paradigm …

“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 …

BackgroundStakeholders worldwide increasingly acknowledge the need to address
coercive practices in mental healthcare. Options have been described and evaluated in …

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 …

Coercion is one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in psychiatry. It is a highly
sensitive, and hotly debated topic in which clinical practice, ethics, the law and public policy …

The use of involuntary treatment in psychiatry comes with some benefits and many
disadvantages for the patient's experience and the therapeutic outcome. This review …

Over the past two decades there has been a gradual expansion of the grounds upon which
compulsory psychiatric treatment may be provided. The expansion has been matched by a …

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 …