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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.
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