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Men in White Coats

By George Szmukler

Men in White Coats

By George Szmukler

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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 needsto 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 theexisting 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 bemade applicable across all medical specialties and settings.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2018-01-23
Publication Date:
2018-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press(UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198801041
ISBN13:
9780198801047
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
333 g
Height:
135 cm
Width:
215 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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