In civil commitment the state applies its police and parens patriae powers in order to coerce
mentally ill persons into treatment. Coercion, thus, is central to civil commitment. It also has …

What are the social and cultural/actors that influence the course and outcome of serious
mental illness? What are the basic processes that influence the diagnosis and assessment …

2. Materials and Methods The study was carried out in the Psychiatric Clinic of Tampere
University Hospital. The material was derived from interviews and assessments of three …

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 …

Although the recent development of a measure for perceived coercion has led to great
progress in research on coercion in psychiatric settings, there still exists no consensus on …

The use of coercion in the treatment of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness
has been one of the most controversial issues in psychiatry and mental health law in the …

The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the stability (ie, consistency of patients'
responses over time) of newly developed scales to measure the admission experience of …

Mandatory treatment may have both positive and negative effects on patient outcomes. This
chapter discusses empirical research and psychological theory bearing on the effects of …

Coerced treatment for mental illness has long been the subject of intense debate. Perhaps
the central issue underlying the debate is the question of whether coerced treatment" works." …

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