Objective This review aimed to provide an aggregative synthesis of the qualitative evidence
on patients' experienced coercion during voluntary and involuntary psychiatric …

This comprehensive clinical handbook provides virtually everything needed to plan, deliver,
and evaluate effective treatment for persons with substance abuse problems and persistent …

Objective: Various forms of compulsory psychiatric community treatment orders (CTOs) are
commonly utilized internationally. CTOs remain contentious because of the ethical …

Context Nonadherence to antipsychotic medication is a major cause of psychotic relapse
and is strongly influenced by attitudes toward treatment. Although patient variables such as …

OBJECTIVE: The types and amounts of crime experienced by persons with severe mental
illness were examined to better understand criminal victimization in this population …

Purpose To explore involuntary patients' retrospective views on why their hospitalisation
was right or wrong. Methods Involuntary patients were recruited from 22 hospitals in …

The relationship between patient and therapist in mental health care is one of the most
important treatment factors. It is a reliable predictor of treatment outcome, regardless of …

Approximately 700,000 people with major mental disorder enter United States jails each
year (US Department of Justice, 1999), many of whom are arrested repeatedly for minor …

Objective: This study aimed to assess involuntary inpatients' satisfaction with treatment and
explore how coercion and other factors are associated with satisfaction. Methods: An …

Based on qualitative observation and quantitative data from eight mental health courts
(MHCs), this article argues that observed reductions in recidivism from participation in MHC …