Forced Into Treatment: The Role of Coercion in Clinical Practice: GAP Report 137

by Gap and Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry

Discusses various aspects of coercion, ranging from the role of coercion in initiating psychiatric treatment to its effect on treatment process and outcome. The book argues that a patient who is appropriately forced into treatment can move from defiance to a successful therapeutic alliance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873182057
• ISBN13: 9780873182058
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher