Refusal to accept treatment for mental illness
- Illegality of forced mental health treatment
- Prisoners' rejection of mental health aid
Nature
It is not legal to forcibly treat a patient in a prison, only in a hospital.
Incidence
People suffering mental disorders quite often refuse treatment for their diagnosed disorder. In a British prison health centre, about one quarter of psychotic patients refused mental health treatment.
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Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
- Medicine » Pathology
- Societal problems » Detention
- Societal problems » Maltreatment
- Societal problems » Deprivation
- Health care » Mental health » Mental health
- Law » Legality
- Development » Aid
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Language
English
Last update
Nov 8, 2022