| Coercion and Aggressive Community Treatment: A New Frontier in Mental Health Law 1996 Edition Contributor(s): Dennis, Deborah L. (Editor), Monahan, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0306451670 ISBN-13: 9780306451676 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: Forced hospitalization of people with mental disorders has long been a critical issue in the mental health services. Coercion and Aggressive Community Treatment is the first sustained description and analysis of what happens when aggressive' treatment becomes coerced' treatment. Mental health professionals poignantly discuss the tension they feel between wanting to do everything to treat desperately ill people and the need to respect the rights of these same people who want to make their own decisions, even if this means forgoing treatment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Psychology | Clinical Psychology - Psychology | Applied Psychology |
| Dewey: 362.22 |
| LCCN: 95051527 |
| Series: The Springer Social Clinical Psychology |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.13 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Forced hospitalization of people with mental disorders has long been a critical issue in the mental health services. Coercion and Aggressive Community Treatment is the first sustained description and analysis of what happens when aggressive' treatment becomes coerced' treatment. Mental health professionals poignantly discuss the tension they feel between wanting to do everything to treat desperately ill people and the need to respect the rights of these same people who want to make their own decisions, even if this means forgoing treatment. |