• Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. · Mar 1999

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    The right to refuse psychiatric treatment.

    • R M Wettstein.
    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA.
    • Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. 1999 Mar 1; 22 (1): 173-82, viii.

    AbstractThe right to refuse psychiatric treatment has become an important clinical and legal issue in the last twenty-five years. This article briefly reviews the clinical, administrative, and legal aspects of the right to refuse psychiatric treatment, especially medication. Emphasis is placed on the clinical issues including the reasons for treatment refusals, and the management of treatment refusal. Empirical data are provided to illustrate the rights driven and treatment driven models of involuntary psychotropic medication administration.

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