Involuntary Commitment of the Mentally Ill: Some Moral Issues

1978 ◽  
pp. 213-226
Author(s):  
Dan W. Brock
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Involuntary Commitment ◽  
Moral Issues

Involuntary Commitment as a Psychiatric Technology

1996 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 585-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Aldigé Hiday
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
The State ◽  
Involuntary Commitment ◽  
Coercive Power

In the process of involuntary commitment,1the state makes available its coercive power for use as a psychiatric technology. This application of the state's power is based on the idea that mental illness can make a person not only sick but also unaware of the illness, and dangerous or unable to care for his/her basic needs; thus, coercion may have to be used to secure the mentally ill person's and/or the public's safety, and to give treatment until the illness abates.

A Review of Treatment Failures Presented in Committed: The Battle Over Involuntary Psychiatric Care

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Tochkov ◽  
Nichole Williams
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Involuntary Commitment ◽  
Involuntary Hospitalization ◽  
Negative Experiences ◽  
Involuntary Care

Committed: The Battle Over Involuntary Psychiatric Care explores the complex battle over involuntary hospitalization for mental illness. This article aims to explore the flaws of involuntary commitment as the authors presented in their book and seeks to foster a discussion that will improve the lives of the mentally ill. This discussion includes the negative experiences of patients, some of the legal issues surrounding involuntary care, and some issues with the process of commitment that were presented in the book.

The explicitly stated rationale for the involuntary commitment of the mentally ill given by the nineteenth-century German-speaking psychiatrists

1987 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-295
Author(s):  
George Windholz
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Involuntary Commitment ◽  
Psychiatric Institutions ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Contemporary Practice

SynopsisThe contemporary practice of involuntary commitment to psychiatric institutions of individuals diagnosed as mentally ill is based upon practices established by psychiatrists in the nineteenth century. The justifications given by nineteenth-century German-speaking psychiatrists for involuntary commitment are considered. An examination of sixty-seven texts by German-speaking psychiatrists reveals that involuntary commitment was justified more often as benefiting the mentally ill individual than as benefiting society. Justification for involuntary commitment was made somewhat more frequently during the second part of the nineteenth century than during the first part

Goal Attainment and Treatment Compliance in a Cognitive-Behavioral Telephone Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia

GeroPsych ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 115-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Wilz ◽  
Denise Schinköthe ◽  
Renate Soellner
Keyword(s):  
Family Caregivers ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Treatment Success ◽  
Treatment Compliance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Telephone Intervention ◽  
Effective Interventions

Introduction: The evaluation of effective interventions is still needed to prevent family caregivers of persons with dementia from becoming physically or mentally ill. However, in most existing intervention studies, primary outcomes are not well matched to the treatment goals. Method: A randomized controlled trial (N = 229) was conducted to compare a treatment group (CBT), a treated control group, and an untreated control group. In theses analyses we focused on the primary outcome measurement (GAS) as a perceived treatment success as well as treatment compliance and participants’ evaluation. Results: Results showed that 30.1% achieved complete goal attainment, 39.8% partial goal attainment, and 24.1% declared no change (overachievement 2.4%; deterioration 3.6%). Discussion: The intervention can be considered to have been successful.

The Mental Health and Social Exclusion European Network

2000 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 245-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Leonori ◽  
Manuel Muñoz ◽  
Carmelo Vázquez ◽  
José J. Vázquez ◽  
Mary Fe Bravo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
European Union ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
World Federation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Homeless Mentally Ill ◽  
The Impact

This report concerns the activities developed by the Mental Health and Social Exclusion (MHSE) Network, an initiative supported by the Mental Health Europe (World Federation of Mental Health). We report some data from the preliminary survey done in five capital cities of the European Union (Madrid, Copenhagen, Brussels, Lisbon, and Rome). The main aim of this survey was to investigate, from a mostly qualitative point of view, the causal and supportive factors implicated in the situation of the homeless mentally ill in Europe. The results point out the familial and childhood roots of homelessness, the perceived causes of the situation, the relationships with the support services, and the expectations of future of the homeless mentally ill. The analysis of results has helped to identify the different variables implicated in the social rupture process that influences homelessness in major European cities. The results were used as the basis for the design of a more ambitious current research project about the impact of the medical and psychosocial interventions in the homeless. This project is being developed in 10 capital cities of the European Union with a focus on the program and outcome evaluation of the health and psychosocial services for the disadvantaged.

A decade of research and services for homeless mentally ill persons: Where do we stand?

1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (11) ◽  
pp. 1129-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah L. Dennis ◽  
John C. Buckner ◽  
Frank R. Lipton ◽  
Irene S. Levine
Keyword(s):  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mentally Ill Persons ◽  
Homeless Mentally Ill
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