Background Influence strategies such as persuasion and interpersonal leverage are used in
mental health care to influence patient behaviour and improve treatment adherence. One …

Background: In Portuguese law, police officers are the link between security and the
treatment of people with serious mental disorders who require compulsory admission. The …

In the video above, listen to the author, Dr. Roberts, discuss with Chief of Staff John M.
Oldham the challenges that medical residents face in managing their own mental health and …

Background Psychiatrists face a major ethical challenge when deciding whether to make
use of coercive measures in the treatment process of patients suffering from severe and …

In the era of deinstitutionalisation of psychiatric patients, steady or even increasing rates of
compulsory commitment to care (CCC) are an intriguing phenomenon to analyse. From a …

El consentimiento informado, que garantiza comprometimiento y participación en el
tratamiento, forma parte del enfoque terapéutico del manejo de la persona con problemas …

Introduction. In addition to compulsion (involuntary hospitalization, seclusion, restraint, etc.),
there are broader forms of coercion (persuasion, interpersonal pressure, inducement or …

Given that the concept of coercion remains a central concern for bioethics, Quigley's
(Monash Bioethics Rev 32: 141–158, 2014) recent article provides a helpful analysis of its …

This contribution deals with social control in the context of madness. It is divided into three
sections. The first one, The sociology of madness, illustrates the origins of this field and …

Abstract Community Treatment Orders (CTO) have been available for several decades in
some countries and are being progressively introduced worldwide, with significant uptake in …