Involuntary treatment
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Involuntary treatment (also referred to by proponents as assisted treatment and by critics as forced drugging) refers to medical treatment undertaken without a person's consent. In almost all circumstances, involuntary treatment refers to psychiatric treatment administered despite an individual's objections. These are typically individuals who have been diagnosed with a mental illness and are deemed by a court to be a danger to themselves or others.
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See also
- Anti-psychiatry
- E. Fuller Torrey
- Involuntary commitment – a long and detailed article dealing also with political imprisonment
- Laura's Law
- Medical ethics
- Medical law
- MindFreedom International
- New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
- Social control
- DSM-IV Codes
- Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID)
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