The authors believe that this work is a "substantial undercount" (Paltrow & Flavin, 2013: 304), noting that the lack of searchable databases of cases, the confidentiality of family and juvenile court proceedings and civil commitment proceedings, the lack of media coverage of hospital detentions and compelled treatment, and lack of access to court records from Native American tribal courts.
Mr. Forrester argued that the law compelled equal treatment of all gubernatorial candidates on the ballot.
The Duke study evaluating whether improved clinical outcomes result from psychiatric coercion ("Program Compelling Outpatient Treatment for Mental Illness Is Working, Study Says," news article, July 30) shows that if disturbed people are forced out of hospitals (the costliest method of care) and forcibly medicated in the community (far less costly), the state saves money.
Major depressive disorder in the elderly (above 60 years of age), also known as late life depression (LLD), is a common disabling condition that is associated with a high mortality rate, caused by either suicide or cardiovascular events [ 1], thus compelling appropriate treatment.
Nevertheless, the experience of being legally compelled to receive treatment was often blended with the advantages of receiving other types of care and comprehensive follow-up services from the ACT team.
Despite being legally compelled to receive treatment, many participants talked about how the ACT teams focused on addressing unmet needs, the management of future crises, and finding solutions to daily life problems.
Mr. Garahan and Mr. Saul decided to use the newest, most aggressive tool they had to compel Mr. Celia into treatment: Kendra's Law, named for Kendra Webdale, who died after being pushed in front of a New York City subway train by a mentally ill man.
Mandated, compared to voluntary treatment may compel unmotivated or even hostile participants into unwanted treatment, making positive treatment outcomes less likely even if retention rates are better (Perron and Bright, 2008).
22 Given that previous treatment failures compel physicians to resort to newer and more expensive drugs and regimens, such data are easy to interpret.
On May 20 , 1896 Clara died, and soon afterward Brahms himself was compelled to seek medical treatment, in the course of which his liver was discovered to be seriously diseased.
