When and how forcefully must we intervene to save a life, and when should we respect the
will to die? This book presents alternative ethical paradigms to understand contemporary …

Police, ambulance, and mental health tri-response services are a relatively new model of
responding to people experiencing mental health crisis in the community, though limited …

Nonadherence to psychotropic medications among patients with serious and persistent
psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, is approximately 70 …

The application of human right frameworks is an increasingly important part of efforts to
accelerate progress in global mental health. Much of this has been driven by several …

In earlier times in Nigeria, the concepts of mental health and mental illness were
substantially misconstrued, with the focus being on the confinement of persons with mental …

Apart from a few dissenting perspectives, social workers have not coherently engaged with
the moral dilemmas inherent in the profession's participation in coercing or mandating …

Wie een psychische kwetsbaarheid heeft en zichzelf of anderen in gevaar brengt, kan tot
opname in een psychiatrische afdeling gedwongen worden. Deze beschermingsmaatregel …

The chapter introduces the notion of coercion, the way in which it has been defined in
relevant literature, and the historical debates concerning its use in psychiatric practice …

This article analyzes the type of power that is disputed in contemporary debates on human
rights, mental health and equal recognition before the law (Art. 12 of the Convention on the …

Violent offenders constitute a minor segment of the general population but have significant
societal impact. Research indicates that these individuals represent a marginalized and …