In civil commitment the state applies its police and parens patriae powers in order to coerce
mentally ill persons into treatment. Coercion, thus, is central to civil commitment. It also has …

Involuntary hospitalization and coercion during psychiatric admissions have been under
debate for many years (Lidz et al., 2000; Monahan et al., 1995). From Pinel's historical …

This article reviews empirical research on civil commitment, which addresses the issue of
coercion either directly or indirectly. Despite coercion's centrality to civil commitment …

The imposition of mental hospitalization over the expressed wishes of a patient has long
been a controversial issue in mental health law. Patient advocates and libertarians have …

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 …

In recent years, the debate about involuntary hospitalization has moved from a narrow focus
on formal legal procedures and status to a broader concern with actual coercive practices …

BACKGROUND: It has been hypothesized that a degree of coercion is a necessary
component in using outpatient commitment to attain therapeutic outcome for those people …

Legal and extra‐legal coercion are pervasive in mental hospital admission and there are
sharp disputes about its appropriate role. This article presents two scales for measuring …

The use of coercion to assure that people with a mental illness receive treatment has been
the focus one of the longest running controversies among mental health professionals. Until …

Empirical studies measuring the perceived coercion of patients admitted to psychiatric
hospital have focused on determining the extent to which legal status equates with …