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Author : Dinah Miller,Annette Hanson
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781421425412
They assess what psychiatry knows about the prediction of violence and the limitations of laws designed to protect the public.
Author : Michael Alfred Peszke
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015001148322
Author : Elyn R. Saks
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780226733999
It has been said that how a society treats its least well-off members speaks volumes about its humanity. If so, our treatment of the mentally ill suggests that American society is inhumane: swinging between overintervention and utter neglect, we sometimes force extreme treatments on those who do not want them, and at other times discharge mentally ill patients who do want treatment without providing adequate resources for their care in the community. Focusing on overinterventionist approaches, Refusing Care explores when, if ever, the mentally ill should be treated against their will. Basing her analysis on case and empirical studies, Elyn R. Saks explores dilemmas raised by forced treatment in three contexts—civil commitment (forced hospitalization for noncriminals), medication, and seclusion and restraints. Saks argues that the best way to solve each of these dilemmas is, paradoxically, to be both more protective of individual autonomy and more paternalistic than current law calls for. For instance, while Saks advocates relaxing the standards for first commitment after a psychotic episode, she also would prohibit extreme mechanical restraints (such as tying someone spread-eagled to a bed). Finally, because of the often extreme prejudice against the mentally ill in American society, Saks proposes standards that, as much as possible, should apply equally to non-mentally ill and mentally ill people alike. Mental health professionals, lawyers, disability rights activists, and anyone who wants to learn more about the way the mentally ill are treated—and ought to be treated—in the United States should read Refusing Care.
Author : Andrew Molodynski,Jorun Rugkåsa,Tom Burns
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780191034312
The use of coercion is one of the defining issues of mental health care. Since the earliest attempts to contain and treat the mentally ill, power imbalances have been evident and a cause of controversy. There has always been a delicate balance between respecting autonomy and ensuring that those who most need treatment and support are provided with it. Coercion in Community Mental Health Care: International Perspectives is an essential guide to the current coercive practices worldwide, both those founded in law and those 'informal' processes whose coerciveness remains contested. It does so from a variety of perspectives, drawing on diverse disciplines such as history, law, sociology, anthropology and medicine to provide a comprehensive summary of the current debates in the field. Edited by leading researchers in the field, Coercion in Community Mental Health Care: International Perspectives provides a unique discussion of this prominent issue in mental health. Divided into five sections covering origins and extent, evidence, experiences, context and international perspectives this is ideal for mental health practitioners, social scientists, ethicists and legal professionals wishing to expand their knowledge of the subject area.
Author : Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry. Committee on Government Policy
Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0873182057
What role does coercion play in psychiatric treatment? Does it increase or decrease the chances for successful outcome? Forced Into Treatment discusses various aspects of coercion ranging from the role of coercion in initiation psychiatric treatment to its effect on treatment process and outcome. The book demonstrated that a patient who is appropriately forced into treatment can more from initial defiance, through reluctant compliance, to a successful therapeutic alliance and a successful outcome. In addition, Forced Into Treatment addresses the role of coercion, power, and authority in socializing children the use of coercive social pressure as a motivation to seek help the effects of court-ordered treatment for people who have refused psychiatric help the historical and legal aspects regarding coercive treatment
Author : Paul S. Appelbaum
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Law
ISBN : 0195068807
Doubts about the reality of mental illness and the benefits of psychiatric treatment helped foment a revolution in the law's attitude toward mental disorders over the last 25 years. Legal reformers pushed for laws to make it more difficult to hospitalize and treat people with mental illness, and easier to punish them when they committed criminal acts. Advocates of reform promised vast changes in how our society deals with the mentally ill; opponents warily predicted chaos and mass suffering. Now, with the tide of reform ebbing, Paul Appelbaum examines what these changes have wrought. The message emerging from his careful review is a surprising one: less has changed than almost anyone predicted. When the law gets in the way of commonsense beliefs about the need to treat serious mental illness, it is often put aside. Judges, lawyers, mental health professionals, family members, and the general public collaborate in fashioning an extra-legal process to accomplish what they think is fair for persons with mental illness. Appelbaum demonstrates this thesis in analyses of four of the most important reforms in mental health law over the past two decades: involuntary hospitalization, liability of professionals for violent acts committed by their patients, the right to refuse treatment, and the insanity defense. This timely and important work will inform and enlighten the debate about mental health law and its implications and consequences. The book will be essential for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals, lawyers, and all those concerned with our policies toward people with mental illness.
Author : Melvyn Freeman,Soumitra Pathare,World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 924156282X
This publication highlights key issues and principles to be considered in the drafting, adoption and implementation of mental health legislation and best practice in mental health services. It contains examples of diverse experiences and practices, as well as extracts of laws and other legal documents from a range of different countries, and a checklist of key policy components. Three main elements of effective mental health legislation are identified, relating to context, content and process.
Author : National Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Mental health laws
ISBN : UCAL:B4258443
Author : George Szmukler
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780198801047
Mental health laws surrounding psychiatric treatment under coercion have remained largely unchanged since the eighteenth century. The grounds for involuntary treatment in psychiatry are first, that the patient has a "mental disorder" that warrants treatment; and second, that the patient needs to be treated in the interests of his or her safety or for the protection of others. Men in White Coats: Treatment under Coercion is an accessible and timely resource on medical treatment under coercion and its justifications. Split into thirteen chapters, George Szmukler examines the current grounds for involuntary treatment of patients with mental disorders. He argues that the existing laws are both discriminatory and morally unacceptable, and that they should be replaced by an entirely different approach for over-riding treatment refusals. Using case studies and real-life experiences, Men in White Coats: Treatment under Coercion discusses how involuntary treatment in psychiatric practice affects patients, their families, and society, and looks to potential solutions to the current legal frameworks surrounding coercion that could be made applicable across all medical specialties and settings.
Author : Robert W. Surber
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0803943873
The integration of a broad array of interventions is described in this comprehensive, practical guide for those working with seriously mentally ill adults. It draws on the experience of clients who struggle with severe and disabling problems in a challenging urban environment. The contributors argue that psychological and practical issues are intertwined and therefore such interventions must be delivered concurrently. They also emphasize that understanding and using the resources of a client's culture is critical to the successful implementation of care, and that families and natural support systems are essential components of the care system.
Author : Thomas W. Kallert,Juan E. Mezzich,John Monahan
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780470978658
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 clinical aspects of coercive treatment, the legal aspects and the ethical aspects of coercive treatment. In detail, these sections cover a broad spectrum of issues: coercion in institutions and in the community, coercive treatment and stigma, the definition of best practice standards for coercive treatment, de-escalation of risk situations, recent developments in mental health legislation, mental health care and patients' rights, cross-cultural perspectives on coercive treatment, historical injustice in psychiatry, and paternalism in mental health. The fourth section features users' views on coercive treatment: giving voice to an often-unheeded population. Finally, the book addresses the original topic of coercion and undue influence in decisions to participate in psychiatric research. This book presents the first comprehensive review of the issue of coercion in psychiatry. With chapters written by the leading experts in the field, many of whom are renowned as clear thinkers and experienced clinicians, it may be seen as a starting point for international discussions and initiatives in this field aiming to minimize coercion. Highly Commended in the Psychiatry section of the 2012 BMA Book Awards.
Author : Thomas S. Szasz
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780062104748
“The landmark book that argued that psychiatry consistently expands its definition of mental illness to impose its authority over moral and cultural conflict.” — New York Times The 50th anniversary edition of the most influential critique of psychiatry every written, with a new preface on the age of Prozac and Ritalin and the rise of designer drugs, plus two bonus essays. Thomas Szasz's classic book revolutionized thinking about the nature of the psychiatric profession and the moral implications of its practices. By diagnosing unwanted behavior as mental illness, psychiatrists, Szasz argues, absolve individuals of responsibility for their actions and instead blame their alleged illness. He also critiques Freudian psychology as a pseudoscience and warns against the dangerous overreach of psychiatry into all aspects of modern life.
Author : M. Susan Ridgely,Randy Borum,John Petrila,RAND Health,Institute for Civil Justice (U.S.)
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0833029800
Many states have amended or interpreted their civil commitment statutes to allow for involuntary outpatient treatment.
Author : A. Edward Doudera,Judith P. Swazey
Publisher : Aupha Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015004345867
"Proceedings of a conference sponsored by the American Society of Law & Medicine and Medicine in the Public Interest, Inc., November, 1980."--T.p.
Author : Deborah L. Dennis,John Monahan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781475797275
Forced hospitalization of people with mental disorders has long been a critical issue in the mental health services. Coercion and Aggressive Community Treatment is the first sustained description and analysis of what happens when `aggressive' treatment becomes `coerced' treatment. Mental health professionals poignantly discuss the tension they feel between wanting to do everything to treat desperately ill people and the need to respect the rights of these same people who want to make their own decisions, even if this means forgoing treatment.