title: Compulsory medication within the prison system.
abstract: This paper deals with: 1. the legal principles concerning compulsory medication of the mentally disordered prisoner; 2. the legal possibilities and limitations for compulsory medication within penitentiaries in the Netherlands; 3. a critical evaluation of these legal rules with a view to the above-mentioned principles.
authors.affiliation: Maastricht University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Law, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dute
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003068:Coercion; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006806:Human Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009426:Netherlands; D011329:Prisoners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents