{"product_id":"men-in-white-coats-treatment-under-coercion-9780198801047","title":"Men in White Coats: Treatment Under Coercion","description":"Mental health laws surrounding psychiatric treatment under coercion have remained largely unchanged since the eighteenth century. The grounds for involuntary treatment in psychiatry are first, that the patient has a mental disorder that warrants treatment; and second, that the patient needs\u003cbr\u003eto be treated in the interests of his or her safety or for the protection of others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eMen in White Coats: Treatment under Coercion\u003c\/em\u003e is an accessible and timely resource on medical treatment under coercion and its justifications. Split into thirteen chapters, George Szmukler examines the current grounds for involuntary treatment of patients with mental disorders. He argues that the\u003cbr\u003eexisting laws are both discriminatory and morally unacceptable, and that they should be replaced by an entirely different approach for over-riding treatment refusals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing case studies and real-life experiences, \u003cem\u003eMen in White Coats: Treatment under Coercion\u003c\/em\u003e discusses how involuntary treatment in psychiatric practice affects patients, their families, and society, and looks to potential solutions to the current legal frameworks surrounding coercion that could be\u003cbr\u003emade applicable across all medical specialties and settings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Szmukler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198801047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Szmukler, \u003cem\u003eEmeritus Professor of Psychiatry and Society, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience King's College London, UK\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProfessor George Szmukler is a psychiatrist whose main research concerns measures aimed at reducing compulsion and 'coercion' in psychiatric care. A key interest is mental health law reform, particularly the development of non-discriminatory, generic legislation which would apply to all persons, regardless of the cause of the underlying disturbance of treatment decision-making. Past posts have included Dean of the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London (2001-2006); Medical Director of the Bethlem and Maudsley NHS Trust (1997-1999), then joint Medical Director of the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (1999-2001); Visiting Professor in the Department of Sociology at the London School of Economics (2005-2014); Associate Director of the NIHR Mental Health Research Network, with lead responsibility for Patient and Public Involvement in research (2007-2015).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44456457076851,"sku":"9780198801047","price":102.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ae501246-1ea7-46be-b8eb-90baf1f9ac33.jpg?v=1773750302","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/men-in-white-coats-treatment-under-coercion-9780198801047","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}