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The coercive imposition of mental health services has always been a flashpoint in mental health law. Debates on the involuntary inpatient hospitalization of persons with mental disorder date back centuries. Debates on whether people so hospitalized have a right to refuse mental health treatment are now several decades old.
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Dennis, D.L., Monahan, J. (1996). Introduction. In: Dennis, D.L., Monahan, J. (eds) Coercion and Aggressive Community Treatment. The Springer Series in Social Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9727-5_1
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