State-of-the-art clinical psychiatry seeks to provide successful treatment of persons with
mental illness in a comprehensive approach integrating biological, psychological, social …

Under the heading:" Mentally Ill? It's Your Decision!", one may find a printed form for an
advance directive (AD)(the so-called" PatVerfü") on the Internet; described by its editors as" …

Background Psychiatric Advance Directives (PAD) offer persons the opportunity to specify
treatment preferences–and register opposition to certain interventions–in the event of a …

Professors Sashidharan and Saraceno raise an important question in their recent editorial
(1),“Is psychiatry becoming more coercive?”. In this piece the authors note several striking …

Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) are legal documents designed to allow individuals
with serious mental illnesses (SMI) to continue to exercise choice in care during crises …

Compulsory treatment in psychiatry : Current Opinion in Psychiatry Compulsory treatment in
psychiatry : Current Opinion in Psychiatry Log in or Register Subscribe to journalSubscribe Get …

Several strands of thought, international law and clinical practice shaped the emergence of
supported decision making in mental health care: the UN Convention on the Rights of …

PSYCHIATRIC Advance Directives (PADs) are a legal means by which persons with mental
illness, while competent to make healthcare decisions, may specify their preferences for …

Coercion is an essential element of psychiatric treatment and interventions. Legislation in
many jurisdictions contemplates it as a legitimate form of patient management through …

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 …