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Committed : the battle over involuntary psychiatric care / Dinah Miller, MD & Annette Hanson, MD ; foreword by Pete Earley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Dinah, author.
- Hanson, Annette, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mentally ill--Care--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Mental health services--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Involuntary treatment.
- Psychiatric ethics.
- Commitment of Mentally Ill.
- Mental Health Services--ethics.
- Mentally Ill Persons.
- Psychotherapy--ethics.
- Public Policy--legislation & jurisprudence.
- Mental health services.
- Mentally ill--Care.
- United States.
- Medical Subjects:
- Commitment of Mentally Ill.
- Mental Health Services--ethics.
- Mentally Ill Persons.
- Psychotherapy--ethics.
- Public Policy--legislation & jurisprudence.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 298 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : John Hopkins University Press, [2016]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Foreword / Pete Earley
- Before we get started
- Pt. I. The patients : 1. Eleanor and the case against involuntary hospitalization ; 2. Lily and the case for civil commitment
- Pt. II. The battleground : 3. In favor of involuntary treatments ; 4. Against involuntary treatments
- Pt. III. Civil rights : 5. Eleanor, Lily and the process of civil commitment ; 6. Christina Schumacher and the history of civil commitment laws
- Pt. IV. The hospital : 7. Scott Davis on law enforcement and crisis intervention teams ; 8. Leonard Skivorski and the emergency department ; 9. Eleanor's hospital experience ; 10. Ray DePaulo and inpatient psychiatry at a university hospital ; 11. Steven Sharfstein, Bruce Hershfield and free-standing psychiatric hospitals ; 12. Annette Hanson and the use of seclusion and restraint ; 13. Anthony Kelly and involuntary medications ; 14. Jim and involuntary electroconvulsive therapy
- Pt. V. Involuntary outpatient commitment : 15. Marsha and outpatient civil commitment ; 16. Outpatient commitment on the books ; 17. Jack Lesser and mental health courts
- Pt. VI. A danger to self or others : 18. Dan, guns and mental illness ; 19. Bryan Stanley, violence and psychiatric illness ; 20. Amy and involuntary treatment for suicide prevention ; 21. Will forcing treatment on people with psychiatric disorders prevent mass murders?
- Pt. VII. Future directions : 22. Transforming the battleground.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Machine generated contents note: Before We Get StartedPart One: The Patients Chapter 1: Eleanor and the Case against Involuntary Hospitalization Chapter 2: Lily and the Case for Civil CommitmentPart Two: The Battleground Chapter 3: Those in Favor of Involuntary Treatments E. Fuller Torrey and the Treatment Advocacy Center Ronald Honberg and NAMI Paul Summergrad and the American Psychiatric Association Chapter 4: Those against Involuntary Treatments The Citizens Commission on Human Rights Cecelia Brown and Janet Foner and MindFreedom International Daniel Fisher and the National Empowerment Center Ira Burnim and the Bazelon CenterPart Three: Civil Rights Chapter 5: Eleanor and Lily and the Process of Civil Commitment Chapter 6: Christina Schumacher and the History of Civil Commitment LawsPart Four: Hospitalization Chapter 7: Officer Scott Davis and Law Enforcement Chapter 8: Dr. Leonard Skivorski and the Emergency Department Chapter 9: Eleanor's Hospital Experience Chapter 10: Dr. Ray DePaulo and Inpatient Psychiatry at a University Hospital Chapter 11: Dr. Steven Sharfstein and Dr. Bruce Hershfield and Free-standing Psychiatric Hospitals Chapter 12: Dr. Annette Hanson and the Use of Seclusion and Restraint Chapter 13: Anthony Kelly and Involuntary Medications Chapter 14: Jim and Involuntary Electroconvulsive TherapyPart Five: Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Chapter 15: Marsha and Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Chapter 16: Outpatient Commitment by the Books Chapter 17: The Honorable Jack Lesser and Mental Health CourtsPart Six: A Danger to Self or to Others Chapter 18: Dan and Guns and Mental Illness Chapter 19: Bryan Stanley and Violence and Psychiatric Illness Chapter 20: Amy and Involuntary Treatment for Suicide Prevention Chapter 21: Will Forcing Treatment on People with Psychiatric Disorders Prevent Mass Murders?Part Seven: Future Directions Chapter 22: Transforming the BattlegroundReferencesAcknowledgments.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781421420790
- 1421420791
- Publisher Number:
- 99972834396
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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