Germany without Coercive Treatment in Psychiatry—A 15 Month Real World Experience

Coercive treatment with antipsychotic drugs was commonly used in German psychiatric institutions until it became a topic of substantial medical, legal and ethical controversy. In 2011 and 2012, several landmark decisions by Germany’s Constitutional Court and Federal Supreme Court challenged this pra...

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Main Author: Martin Zinkler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Laws
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/5/1/15