Committed: The Battle Over Involuntary Psychiatric Care
- ISBN-10
- 1421420783
- ISBN-13
- 9781421420783
- Series
- Committed
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Pages
- 323
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-11
- Publisher
- JHU Press
- Authors
- Dinah Miller, Annette Hanson
Description
In Committed, psychiatrists Dinah Miller and Annette Hanson offer a thought-provoking and engaging account of the controversy surrounding involuntary psychiatric care in the United States. They bring the issue to life with first-hand accounts from patients, clinicians, advocates, and opponents. Looking at practices such as seclusion and restraint, involuntary medication, and involuntary electroconvulsive therapy--all within the context of civil rights--
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- 2021-02-08
- 240 pages
- Ebook
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- 2018-04-01
- 323 pages
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- Johns Hopkins University Press
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