Title Tranquil prisons : chemical incarceration under community treatment orders / Erick Fabris

Published Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, [2011] ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 232 pages) Contents Acknowledgments -- 1. Chemical incarceration -- 2. Restraints and treatment -- 3. On the ground -- 4. Authorization : psychiatric history and law -- 5. Biocarceration -- 6. Transinstitutionalization -- 7. Dreams of escape -- 8. In the present -- References -- Index Summary "Antipsychotic medications are sometimes imposed on psychiatric patients deemed dangerous to themselves and others. This is based on the assumption that treatment is safe and effective, and that recovery depends on biological adjustment. Under new laws, patients can be required to remain on these medications after leaving hospitals. However, survivors attest that forced treatment used as a restraint can feel like torture, while the consequences of withdrawal can also be severe A brave and innovative book, Tranquil Prisons is a rare academic study of psychiatric treatment written by a former mental patient. Erick Fabris's original, multidisciplinary research demonstrates how clients are pre-emptively put on chemical agents despite the possibility of alternatives. Because of this practice, patients often become dependent on psychiatric drugs that restrict movement and communication to incarcerate the body rather than heal it. Putting forth calls for professional accountability and more therapy choices for patients, Fabris's narrative is both accessible and eye-opening."--Pub. desc Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed June 26, 2024) Subject Involuntary treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects Involuntary treatment -- Law and legislation -- Canada Psychotropic drugs -- Physiological effect Mental illness -- Chemotherapy Psychiatric ethics. Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders -- legislation & jurisprudence Ethics, Medical Mental Disorders -- drug therapy Persons with Psychiatric Disorders -- legislation & jurisprudence Psychotropic Drugs -- adverse effects MEDICAL -- Ethics. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology. Involuntary treatment -- Law and legislation Involuntary treatment -- Moral and ethical aspects Mental illness -- Chemotherapy Psychiatric ethics Psychotropic drugs -- Physiological effect Canada Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442696884 1442696885 9781442696891 1442696893

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