title: The mental health service consumer's perspective on mandatory treatment.
abstract: The nature of serious mental illness is such that patients are not always willing to accept the treatments providers deem appropriate for them. At times such treatment is mandated against the expressed wishes of the client. This chapter provides an overview of consumer perspectives on this process.
authors.affiliation: Summit County, Ohio, Recovery Project, USA.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Frese
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003068:Coercion; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003254:Consumer Advocacy; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009820:Ohio; D014481:United States