ABSTRACT

Coercive Care asks probing and challenging questions regarding the use of coercion in health care and the social services. The book combines philosophical analysis with comparative studies of social policy and law in a large number of industrialized countries.

chapter 1|21 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|33 pages

Somatic Health Care

chapter 3|25 pages

Preventive Health Care

chapter 4|9 pages

Infectious Diseases

chapter 5|16 pages

Mental Illness

chapter 6|12 pages

Forensic Psychiatry

chapter 7|12 pages

Foetal/Maternal Conflicts

chapter 9|3 pages

Conclusion