The author discusses a pragmatic approach to decisions about coercive treatment that is
based on four principles from principle-based ethics: respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence …

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 …

Introduction: Coercion is frequent in clinical practice, particularly in psychiatry. Since it
overrides some fundamental rights of patients (notably their liberty of movement and …

Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), several UN
bodies, among them the High Commissioner for Human Rights, have argued for a complete …

To understand the emerging concept of the right to refuse treatment in mental institutions,
several underlying ethical issues must be examined. For example, the right is limited by …

Involuntary treatment for psychiatric illness is a routine occurrence. Strachan and Spaulding
(2003) ask important questions about its legal and moral basis and, correctly, find the current …

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 …

There are three lines of argument in defence of coercive treatment of patients with mental
disorders: arguments regarding (1) societal interests to protect others,(2) the patients' own …

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 …

Objective The study examined the outcome of psychiatric inpatient care in terms of patients'
reports of ethical benefits, which were defined as fulfillment of the ethical principles of …