Legal and extra‐legal coercion are pervasive in mental hospital admission and there are
sharp disputes about its appropriate role. This article presents two scales for measuring …

The imposition of mental hospitalization over the expressed wishes of a patient has long
been a controversial issue in mental health law. Patient advocates and libertarians have often …

Background: Patients' perceptions of coercion in admission may affect their attitude toward
subsequent treatment, including their inclination to adhere to treatment plans. This study …

Research into etiology of marital aggression has focused primarily on psychosocial, political,
and cultural factors, to the exclusion of physiological influences. Fifty-three partner abusive …

Reports on a study designed to examine patients' perceptions of coercive practices prior to
presentation and at the time of the hospital decision. The authors developed a structured …

Assessment of competence to stand trial is a common evaluation that can have substantial
consequences for defendants and the criminal justice system. Despite a voluminous literature…

This article describes the development of a new clinical instrument for use in assessments
of adult criminal defendants' competence to proceed to adjudication, the MacArthur …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine what predicts patients’ perceptions of
coercion surrounding admission to a psychiatric hospital.Method: For 171 cases, the authors …

OBJECTIVE: An influential rationale for involuntary hospitalization is that prospective patients
who refuse hospitalization at the time it is offered are likely to change their belief about the …

• Refusal of treatment with antipsychotic medication was studied prospectively in a sample
of 1434 psychiatric patients admitted to four acute inpatient units in state-operated mental …