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Coping with Criticism and Embracing Change—Further Reflexions on the Debate on a Mental Health Care System without Coercion

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  • Sebastian von Peter

    (Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane, Fehrbelliner Str. 38, 16816 Neuruppin, Germany)

  • Martin Zinkler

    (Kliniken Landkreis Heidenheim gGmbH, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Academic Teaching Hospital of Ulm University, Schlosshaustr. 100, 89522 Heidenheim, Germany)

Abstract

In August 2019, a manuscript was published in this journal that aimed at imagining a mental health care system that renounces the judicial control to better focus on the will and preferences of those who require support. Alternative scenarios for dealing with risk, inpatient care, and police custody were presented that elicited strong and emotionally laden reactions. This article adds further reflections to this debate, aiming at contributing explanations for this unsettlement. A productive notion of criticism is discussed, and ways to achieve change toward a more human rights-oriented psychiatric practice are outlined.

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  • Sebastian von Peter & Martin Zinkler, 2021. "Coping with Criticism and Embracing Change—Further Reflexions on the Debate on a Mental Health Care System without Coercion," Laws, MDPI, vol. 10(2), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlawss:v:10:y:2021:i:2:p:22-:d:527281
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    1. Martin Zinkler, 2016. "Germany without Coercive Treatment in Psychiatry—A 15 Month Real World Experience," Laws, MDPI, vol. 5(1), pages 1-6, March.
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