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A compelling look at involuntary psychiatric care and psychiatrys role in preventing violence. Battle lines have been drawn over involuntary treatment. On one side are those who oppose involuntary psychiatric treatments under any condition. Activists who take up this cause often dont acknowledge that psychiatric symptoms can render people dangerous to themselves or others, regardless of their civil rights. On the other side are groups pushing for increased use of involuntary treatment. These proponents are quick to point out that people with psychiatric illnesses often dont recognize that they are ill, which (from their perspective) makes the discussion of civil rights moot. They may gloss over the sometimes dangerous side effects of psychiatric medications, and they often dont admit that patients, even after their symptoms have abated, are sometimes unhappy that treatment was inflicted upon them. In Committed , psychiatrists Dinah Miller and Annette Hanson offer a thought-provoking and engaging account of the controversy surrounding involuntary psychiatric care in the United States. They bring the issue to life with first-hand accounts from patients, clinicians, advocates, and opp

Author

Dinah Miller, MD, and Annette Hanson, MD

Publisher

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781421420783

Subjects

Social Science, Medical, Medicine

Rating

4.6 / 5 (54 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14