The Use of Coercive Measures in Forensic Psychiatric Care Legal, Ethical and Practical Challenges /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Völlm, Birgit (Editor), Nedopil, Norbert (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Forensic medicine.; Psychiatry.; Medicine & Public Health.; Forensic Medicine.

This book presents the legal context and describes the ethical and practical challenges when using coercive measures in forensic psychiatric settings. A wide range of aspects relevant to the use of such measures, including environmental, patient-related, and staff-related factors, are explored, and...