compulsory treatment
Forced medical intervention
Compulsory treatment is medical or psychiatric care imposed on someone without their consent, typically by court order or under mental health laws.
It usually applies when a person is deemed a danger to themselves or others, or unable to make informed decisions about their own care: The judge ordered compulsory treatment after the psychiatric evaluation.
The practice remains ethically contentious, balancing individual autonomy against public safety and the person's own welfare.
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- forcedMade to occur unwillingly
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- psychiatricOf mental health treatment
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compulsory treatmentpatient autonomy
Right to decide treatment
medical freedom · bodily autonomy · self-determination · patient rights
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