Canadian Psychiatric Association - Position Papers

Here is the link to an article on the ethics of involuntary treatment.  Although this paper is intended for medical professionals it is still a beneficial read for others such as consumers, family, friends, people in the legal profession, and any other interested person.  I am totally for forcing someone into treatment against their will because they have the right to be well, live lives of meaning and purpose, and become productive members of society.  Not forcing someone into treatment if they are to ill to know that they are ill, and will not consent to treatment is depriving them of their human rights.  Some people believe that forcing someone into treatment is violating their human rights because they have the right to refuse treatment.  I totally disagree to this belief.  Consumers have the right to be well and if that means forcing them into treatment to be well then that is not violating their human rights.  In fact that is promoting their human rights because they do have the right to be well.

Canadian Psychiatric Association - Position Papers