Risk of harm and involuntary psychiatric treatment

Large, M; Callaghan, S; Ryan, CJ

Risk of harm and involuntary psychiatric treatment

Large, M Callaghan, S

Ryan, CJ

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Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
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Citation:: Routledge Handbook of Mental Health Law, 2023, pp. 342-355
Issue Date:: 2023-10-12

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dc.contributor.author	Large, M
dc.contributor.author	Callaghan, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6904-4402
dc.contributor.author	Ryan, CJ
dc.contributor.editor	Kelly, BD
dc.contributor.editor	Donnelly, M
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-02T06:33:06Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-02T06:33:06Z
dc.date.issued	2023-10-12
dc.identifier.citation	Routledge Handbook of Mental Health Law, 2023, pp. 342-355
dc.identifier.isbn	9781032128375
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/178531
dc.description.abstract	Mental laws are frequently phrased or interpreted to mean that involuntary detention and treatment should be restricted to people who are at risk of harmful behaviour towards themselves or others. Recent research has highlighted the extreme limits of risk assessment for discrete acts of harm such as acts of violence or suicide. Laws that require a perceived risk of harm for involuntary treatment can lead to many people who would not cause or experience harm to be detained for every one person who would go on to cause or experience harm. Clinicians need to be cautious when interpreting risk of harm criteria and updated mental health laws should reflect the weakness of risk assessment in mental health.
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dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis
dc.relation.ispartof	Routledge Handbook of Mental Health Law
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dc.title	Risk of harm and involuntary psychiatric treatment
dc.type	Chapter
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
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Abstract:

Mental laws are frequently phrased or interpreted to mean that involuntary detention and treatment should be restricted to people who are at risk of harmful behaviour towards themselves or others. Recent research has highlighted the extreme limits of risk assessment for discrete acts of harm such as acts of violence or suicide. Laws that require a perceived risk of harm for involuntary treatment can lead to many people who would not cause or experience harm to be detained for every one person who would go on to cause or experience harm. Clinicians need to be cautious when interpreting risk of harm criteria and updated mental health laws should reflect the weakness of risk assessment in mental health.

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