Committed: The Battle over Involuntary Psychiatric Care

A compelling look at involuntary psychiatric care and psychiatry’s role in preventing violence.

Battle lines have been drawn over involuntary treatment. On one side are those who oppose involuntary psychiatric treatments under any condition. Activists who take up this cause often don’t acknowledge that psychiatric symptoms can render people dangerous to themselves or others, regardless of their civil rights. On the other side are groups pushing for increased use of involuntary treatment. The...