Main description:

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.

Contents:

List of Contributors vii Introduction xi Thomas W. Kallert, Juan E. Mezzich and John Monahan SECTION 1 Conceptual and clinical aspects of coercive treatment 1 1. Person-centred psychiatry perspectives on coercion and cooperation 3 Juan E. Mezzich 2. Coercive treatment and stigma -- is there a link? 13 Wolfgang Gaebel and Harald Zaske 3. Mandated psychiatric treatment in the community -- forms, prevalence, outcomes and controversies 33 John Monahan 4. Is it possible to define a best practice standard for coercive treatment in psychiatry? 49 Tilman Steinert and Peter Lepping 5. How to de-escalate a risk situation to avoid the use of coercion 57 Dirk Richter SECTION 2 Legal aspects of coercive treatment 81 6. Psychiatry and the law -- do the fields agree in their views on coercive treatment? 83 Julio Arboleda-Florez 7. Reducing discrimination in mental health law -- the 'fusion' of incapacity and mental health legislation 97 George Szmukler and John Dawson 8. Mental health care and patients' rights -- are these two fields currently compatible? 121 Thomas W. Kallert SECTION 3 Ethical aspects of coercive treatment 151 9. Cross-cultural perspectives on coercive treatment in psychiatry 153 Ahmed Okasha and Tarek Okasha 10. Historical injustice in psychiatry with examples from Nazi Germany and others -- ethical lessons for the modern professional 161 Rael Strous 11. Paternalism in mental health -- when boots are superior to Pushkin 175 Tom Burns SECTION 4 Users' views on coercive treatment 185 12. The moral imperative for dialogue with organizations of survivors of coerced psychiatric human rights violations 187 David W. Oaks 13. Resisting variables -- service user/survivor perspectives on researching coercion 213 Jasna Russo and Jan Wallcraft 14. Seventy years of coercion in psychiatric institutions, experienced and witnessed 235 Dorothea S. Buck-Zerchin 15. Coercion -- point, perception, process 245 Dorothy M. Castille, Kristina H. Muenzenmaier and Bruce G. Link SECTION 5 Coercion and undue influence in decisions to participate in psychiatric research 269 16. Ethical issues of participating in psychiatric research on coercion 271 Lars Kjellin 17. Coercion and undue influence in decisions to participate in psychiatric research 293 Paul S. Appelbaum, Charles W. Lidz and Robert Klitzman Index 315