Contention Over Mandated Outpatient Care
July 10th, 2009 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Headline
The Wall Street Journal’s health blog has picked up on recent concerns over the effectiveness of state-mandated mental health care for outpatients. A New York law established to protect citizens and ensure that those in need of therapy and other treatment modalities receive proper attention, “Kendra’s Law” has been raising questions about whether forced treatment, often involving medication, can ever be an ethical program. Meanwhile, Duke University has recently produced a study showing those treated under the auspices of the law are much less likely to be hospitalized. The final verdict isn’t in, but the argument about Kendra’s Law is certainly heating up.
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2 comments so far
how can anything forced actually be ethical? i don’t htink it’s possible
But how can someone who has taken the medical oath turn someone away and NOT treat them? That to me is what seems unethical.