Sentence examples for mandated treatment from inspiring English sources

But for most patients experiencing psychotic states, mandated treatment may create more problems than it solves.

Under this view, justifying the lost autonomy and expense to taxpayers that accompany mandated treatment becomes a hard sell.

STEPHEN T. McCREA Portland, Ore., Jan . 30 2013   Thank you, Dr. Gordon, for arguing against mandated treatment.

In California, much of the decline stemmed from a ballot referendum two years ago that mandated treatment rather than prison time for nonviolent drug crimes.

Respecting the rights of our fellow citizens with mental illness requires reserving mandated treatment to conditions of adjudicated incompetence or imminent dangerousness, or as an alternative to incarceration.

For a tiny minority of patients who have committed serious crimes, mandated treatment can be effective, particularly as an alternative to incarceration.

"Further, there is a strong consensus that mandating treatment would lead to more people hiding their addiction than revealing it.

It can provide an alternative to punishment, mandating treatment and close supervision and holding them to strict requirements.

"We also heard from health professionals [with] serious concerns about the legal and ethical implications of mandating treatment, and whether this would be a cost-effective approach".

In California, another of the medical-marijuana states, a ballot proposition would mandate treatment, rather than jail time, for first- and second-time non-violent drug offenders.

Nonetheless, these events increase pressure to identify people who might conceivably commit violent acts, and to mandate treatment with antipsychotic medications.