Tranquil Prisons: Chemical Incarceration Under Community Treatment Orders

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Antipsychotic medications are sometimes imposed on psychiatric patients deemed dangerous to themselves and others. This is based on the assumption that treatment is safe and effective, and that recovery depends on biological adjustment. Under new laws, patients can be required to remain on these medications after leaving hospitals. However, survivors attest that forced treatment used as a restraint can feel like torture, while the consequences of withdrawal can also be severe. A brave and innovative book, Tranquil Prisons is a rare academic study of psychiatric treatment written by a former mental patient. Erick Fabris s original, multidisciplinary research demonstrates how clients are preemptively put on chemical agents despite the possibility of alternatives. Because of this practice, patients often become dependent on psychiatric drugs that that restrict movement and communication to incarcerate the body rather than heal it. Putting forth calls for professional accountability and more therapy choices for patients, Fabris s narrative is both accessible and eye-opening. Title Page Copyright Page Contents Acknowledgments 1 Chemical Incarceration 2 Mad Don’t ask. Do. Explanation is useless Mental Illness Psychological Trauma Ø Madness Discourse as Sanism Mad People’s Thought 3 Restraints and Treatment Beyond Experience Restraints Violence The No Force Coalition 4 On the Ground Perceptions Experiences Contradictions Abuses Identity as Lack of Insight Reviewing Orders Literature on Community Treatment Orders 5 Authorization: Psychiatric History and Law Legal Capacity Informed Consent Forms Patient Detainees Decision Making 6 Biocarceration Subjecthood under Chemobotomy Medication and Education Segregation without Walls Isolation from Within 7 Transinstitutionalization Coercion Literature Comparing Methods of Institutionalization Cycling of Evidence, Biology, and Chemistry 8 Dreams of Escape Gender and Psychiatric Arrangements Choice and the ‘Harness’ The Right to Be ‘Ill’ Mad Polity in Context Lack of Insight and Violence The Consent and Capacity Board and Community Treatment Orders Finding Hope 9 In the Present A Look Back Action References Index Footnotes Chapter 01 Chapter 02 Chapter 03 Chapter 04 Chapter 05 Chapter 06 Chapter 07 Chapter 08