Given that physical restraints cause adverse effects to patients and nurses, their wide and
frequent use has resulted in various clinical and ethical controversies in mental health …

People with serious mental illness (SMI) are more likely to experience severe health
conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and stroke, and are likely to …

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 …

In the current economic environment and era of health care finance reform, mental health
budgets have faced cutbacks across the nation, and they may face even deeper reductions …

The need to protect the physical health of people with mental illness is increasingly
acknowledged. We conducted six focus groups with 14 patients and 12 mental health care …

The introduction of a new Civil Commitment Act in Sweden in 1992 involved a shift of
emphasis from medical to judicial authority. Little is known about general patient attitudes to …

This study examined whether psychiatrists' attributions of responsibility for mental illnesses
affect their decisions about involuntary hospitalization. A survey that was mailed in 2002 to …

Case description Withdrawal of treatment is a common practice in critical care settings,
perticularly when treatment is considered futile. The case study demonstrates an ethical …

Objective: People with a life-limiting physical illness experience high rates of significant
psychological and psychiatric morbidity. Nevertheless, psychiatrists often report feeling ill …

Abstract Background: In Norway, doctors may make the decision to refer patients to
involuntary psychiatric treatment. This is a difficult decision, as it involves a range of medical …