{"product_id":"coercion-in-community-mental-health-care-international-perspectives-9780198788065","title":"Coercion in Community Mental Health Care: International Perspectives","description":"The use of coercion is one of the defining issues of mental health care. Since the earliest attempts to contain and treat the mentally ill, power imbalances have been evident and a cause of controversy. There has always been a delicate balance between respecting autonomy and ensuring that those who most need treatment and support are provided with it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoercion in Community Mental Health Care: International Perspectives\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential guide to the current coercive practices worldwide, both those founded in law and those 'informal' processes whose coerciveness remains contested. It does so from a variety of perspectives, drawing on diverse disciplines such as history, law, sociology, anthropology and medicine to provide a comprehensive summary of the current debates in the field. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited by leading researchers in the field, \u003cem\u003eCoercion in Community Mental Health Care: International Perspectives\u003c\/em\u003e provides a unique discussion of this prominent issue in mental health. Divided into five sections covering origins and extent, evidence, experiences, context and international perspectives this is ideal for mental health practitioners, social scientists, ethicists and legal professionals wishing to expand their knowledge of the subject area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Molodynski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198788065\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Molodynski, \u003cem\u003eConsultant Psychiatrist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, UK\u003c\/em\u003e, Jorun Rugkasa, \u003cem\u003eSenior Researcher, Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Lorenskog, Norway\u003c\/em\u003e, Tom Burns, \u003cem\u003eProfessor Emeritus of Social Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, UK\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAndrew Molodynski is a Consultant Psychiatrist at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Oxford University, UK. He has worked in community psychiatry for fifteen years and been actively involved in research in the field for ten. His recent research has primarily focused on coercion in community mental health care but he has also published on social and occupational functioning in people with severe mental illness and on different forms of service provision. He has co- authored book chapters on assertive outreach and published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is the chair of the World Association of Social Psychiatry international working group on coercion and coordinates their website which aims to provide education and links for interested parties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJorun Rugkasa is a Senior Researcher at the Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Norway. She is a Social Anthropologist and Sociologist with over 15 years' experience of health and health services research and is an author of more than 50 scientific papers and reports. Her current research interests include treatment pressure, formal and informal coercion in community mental health services, personal experiences of coercion and the experiences of carers of people with mental health problems from ethnic minorities. In her role as Senior Researcher at the Department of Psychiatry in Oxford she teaches socio-cultural factors in the aetiology of mental illness, culturally inclusive service responses and migration and mental health to medical students and psychiatrists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom Burns is Professor Emeritus of Social Psychiatry at Oxford University. He worked as a psychiatrist in Scotland, Sweden, and London before moving to Oxford. His research is focused on interpersonal relationships in psychiatry and forms of care for patients with severe illnesses such as psychoses. He has authored over 200 scientific papers and chapters and is the author or co-author of five books. He was awarded a CBE for services to mental health in 2006.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44319410159731,"sku":"9780198788065","price":134.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a0081e5a-5631-4550-a04c-50bced8f7daa.jpg?v=1771419458","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/coercion-in-community-mental-health-care-international-perspectives-9780198788065","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}