title: [Involuntary treatment in psychiatry].
abstract: Involuntary treatment in psychiatry should be reflected under the German constitutional right of self-determination und the ethical principles of autonomy and beneficience. Forced treatment in psychiatry should be applied only as a last resort. A narrative perspective reconstructs the case of Gustl Mollath who was hospitalized in forensic-psychiatric institutions because of an alleged delusion. Psychiatric experts should be aware of the potential of misuse when defining what is real and what seems to be a delusion.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin, Technische Universität München.
authors.forename: Gerrit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hohendorf
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003702:Delusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000941:ethics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs