forced medication
Against patient's will
Forced medication is the administration of drugs to a person without their consent, typically under legal authority.
It occurs most often in psychiatric settings, where courts may order treatment for patients deemed a danger to themselves or others, or in prisons.
The practice raises sharp ethical debates about bodily autonomy versus duty of care: The hospital sought a court order for forced medication after he refused antipsychotics.
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- involuntary commitmentMandated psychiatric institutionalization
- coercedPressured into compliance
- restraintControl over impulses
- chemical restraintDrugs limiting patient movement
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