Debate: Involuntary treatment – not whether, but when and what else is needed
Jon McClellan
Abstract:Involuntary treatment is a complex dialectic balancing self‐autonomy and the individual's right to consent to treatment with society's duty to protect those suffering from severe mental illness who are at risk of causing harm to themselves or others. When necessary, involuntary treatment should provide evidence‐based and medically justified care, with sufficient oversight and due process to protect the rights of patients. Clinically, the issue is not whether involuntary treatment should ever be used, but rathe… Show more
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