Coercion in Community Mental Health Care - International Perspectives (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2016
Editors:	Andrew Molodynski (Consultant Psychiatrist) • Jorun Rugkasa (Senior Researcher) • Tom Burns (Professor Emeritus of Social Psychiatry)
Dimensions:	233 x 166 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-878806-5
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > Mental health services
LSN:	0-19-878806-1
Barcode:	9780198788065

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