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by: Kallert, Thomas W.; Mezzich, Juan E.; Monahan, John

ISBN: 9780470660720 | 0470660724

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... MORE 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. Visit www.wiley.com/go/mindmatters for free articles from our psychiatry books and journals

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Coercive Treatment in Psychiatry: Clinical, legal and ethical aspects Professor Dr Thomas W. Kallert Park Hospital Leipzig, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Leipzig, Germany Faculty of Medicine, Dresden University of Technology, Germany Soteria Hospital Leipzig, Germany Professor Dr. Juan E. Mezzich Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, United States Professor Dr. John Monahan University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States 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. Visit www.wiley.com/go/mindmatters for free articles from our psychiatry books and journals

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This ground-breaking book presents a comprehensive review of the issue of coercion in psychiatry that could be seen as a starting point for future international discussions and initiatives in this field aiming to minimize coercion. It explores important clinical, legal, and ethical aspects of coercive treatment, a highly sensitive and hotly debated issue in psychiatry. Uniquely, in a book on this topic, it includes the views of service users. It is also the first such book to raise the issue of undue influence in decisions to participate in psychiatric research. The book comprises five sections, each addressing an important aspect of coercion: Conceptual and clinical aspects of coercive treatment Legal aspects of coercive treatment Ethical aspects of coercive treatment Users' views on coercive treatment Coercion and undue influence in decisions to participate in psychiatric research This book demonstrates current commitment to deal with a serious and sensitive issue responsibly and creatively, engaging critical perspectives in psychiatry in a substantial manner. Thus, it will be an innovative contribution to a critically important, highly sensitive, and hotly debated issue in psychiatry. Inspired by a highly successful conference held in Dresden in 2008, the book feature chapters by the leading experts in the field, many of whom are renowned as clear and expert thinkers and all of whom are internationally renowned.

Professor Kallert has been active in the field of mental health services research for many years.  He was co-ordinator of the EC-funded research project, European evaluation of coercion in psychiatry and harmonisation of best clinical practice (EUNOMIA). He has published 6 books, more than 35 chapters in books, and more than 125 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has received the Hermann-Simon-Prize for Social Psychiatry, and the Hans-Heimann-Prize of the German Society of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Neurosciences.  He is an Honorary Member of the World Psychiatric Association.

Dr. Mezzich was Chair of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Section on Classification and Diagnostic Assessment, and a member of the ICD-10 Mental Disorders Workgroup and the DSM-IV Task Force. He has authored over 200 scientific journal articles and book chapters and 25 books and monographs primarily on psychiatric diagnosis and epidemiology from clinical, philosophical, statistical, and cultural perspectives and more recently on person-centered psychiatry and medicine. He has received six Honorary Doctorates from universities in the Americas and Europe as well as the Simon Bolivar Award of the American Psychiatric Association, the Medal for Extraordinary Merit of the Medical Council of Peru, and the Linneaus Medal of Uppsala University in Sweden. He is President of the InternationalNetwork for Person-centered Medicine.

Professor Monahan is well known internationally for his numerous publications and presentations in mental health law, for his leadership of the MacArthur Research Network on Violence, Coercion and Competence and of the current MacArthur Research Network on Mandated Treatment in the Community, and for his generous support and encouragement of scholars in coercion and in all areas of mental health law.