Compulsory Interventions in Severe and Persistent Mental Illness: A Survey on Attitudes Among Psychiatrists in Switzerland

Compulsory Interventions in Severe and Persistent Mental Illness: A Survey on Attitudes Among Psychiatrists in Switzerland

Background: Some psychiatric patients develop severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), which, for a variety of reasons, can be therapy-refractory. Sometimes, treatment is not considered helpful by the patients themselves and does not improve their subjective quality of life. Furthermore, many SP...

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Main Authors: Julia Stoll, Martina A. Hodel, Florian Riese, Scott A. Irwin, Paul Hoff, Nikola Biller-Andorno, Manuel Trachsel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
compulsory interventions
coercion
paternalism
autonomy
psychiatry
ethics
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.537379/full

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