
The Debate Over Involuntary Psychiatric TreatmentNovember 30, 2016 |
Guests
- Dinah Miller, MD instructor in psychiatry, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; co-author: “Committed: The Battle over Involuntary Psychiatric Care”
- Annette Hanson, MD assistant professor of psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; director, University of Maryland forensic psychiatry program; co-author of “Committed: The Battle over Involuntary Psychiatric Care”
- Pete Earley author of more than a dozen books, including the best-seller: “Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness,” which was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2007. He is a former Washington Post reporter. His the father of an adult son diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
- “Jamie” (pseudonym) social worker who has been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder
- “Lily” (pseudonym) an administrative assistant who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and psychosis. Her story is described in the book: “Committed: The Battle Over Involuntary Psychiatric Care”
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Tags: bioethics, danger, involuntary, others, psychiatric, psychiatry, self, treatment