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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877153603321

Titolo

Coercive treatment in psychiatry : clinical, legal and ethical aspects / / editors, Thomas W. Kallert, Juan E. Mezzich and John Monahan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

0-470-97855-4

1-283-37393-9

9786613373939

0-470-97854-6

0-470-97857-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KallertThomas W

MezzichJuan E

MonahanJohn

Disciplina

174.2/9689

Soggetti

Involuntary treatment - Moral and ethical aspects

Patients - Legal status, laws, etc

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Coercive Treatment in Psychiatry: Clinical, Legal and Ethical Aspects; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Section 1: Conceptual and clinical aspects of coercive treatment; 1 Person-centred psychiatry perspectives on coercion and cooperation; 2 Coercive treatment and stigma - is there a link?; 3 Mandated psychiatric treatment in the community - forms, prevalence, outcomes and controversies; 4 Is it possible to define a best practice standard for coercive treatment in psychiatry?; 5 How to de-escalate a risk situation to avoid the use of coercion

Section 2: Legal aspects of coercive treatment6 Psychiatry and the law - do the fields agree in their views on coercive treatment?; 7 Reducing discrimination in mental health law - the 'fusion' of incapacity and mental health legislation; 8 Mental health care and patients' rights - are these two fields currently compatible?; Section 3: Ethical aspects of coercive treatment; 9 Cross-cultural perspectives on coercive treatment in psychiatry; 10 Historical injustice in psychiatry with examples from



Nazi Germany and others - ethical lessons for the modern professional

11 Paternalism in mental health - when boots are superior to PushkinSection 4: Users' views on coercive treatment; 12 The moral imperative for dialogue with organizations of survivors of coerced psychiatric human rights violations; 13 Resisting variables - service user/survivor perspectives on researching coercion; 14 Seventy years of coercion in psychiatric institutions, experienced and witnessed; 15 Coercion - point, perception, process; Section 5: Coercion and undue influence in decisions to participate in psychiatric research

16 Ethical issues of participating in psychiatric research on coercion17 Coercion and undue influence in decisions to participate in psychiatric research; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Coercion is one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in psychiatry. It is a highly sensitive, and hotly debated topic in which clinical practice, ethics, the law and public policy converge. This book considers coercion within the healing and ethical framework of therapeutic relationships and partnerships at all levels, and addresses the universal problem of how to balance safety versus autonomy when dealing with psychiatric treatment. Coercive Treatment in Psychiatry is a much needed contribution to the literature. The first three sections deal with the conceptual and cl