Objective: The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the ethical bases of compulsory
commitment legislation. Method: The ethical principles of beneficence and autonomy are …

Objective: The aim of this study is to analyse the ethical underpinning of involuntary
treatment and to create a guide for psychiatric practice which clarifies its relationship with …

This article analyses the autonomy-based rights approach to treatment for mental disorders
and argues that, because of its focus on capable patients, an autonomy-based framework …

Let me begin by quoting from a short news article that appeared in the New York Times on
November 1, 1979. Entitled “Judge Curbs Forced Medication in Treatment of Mental …

Although the individuality of people is clear, independence is a more relative concept. Ideas
about autonomy are inherently philosophical, if not even cultural. People are assumed to be …

Combatting chronic, lifestyle-related disease has become a healthcare priority in the
developed world. The role personal responsibility should play in healthcare provision has …

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 …

In recent years, the triumph of autonomy has made paternalist interventions increasingly
problematic. The value of a patient's right to self-determination and the practice of informed …

Current capacity-based legislation and practice overvalues autonomy to the detriment of
other ethical principles. A balanced ethical approach would consider the patient's right to …

In the Netherlands there is a growing debate over the possibility of introducting
'compassionate interference'as a form of good psychiatric care. Instead of respecting the …