Committed: The Battle Over Involuntary Psychiatric Care

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Annette Hanson, MD Is forced treatment helpful or harmful? Battle lines have been drawn over involuntary treatment for psychiatric patients. Psychiatrist Dr. Annette Hanson offers a thought-provoking and engaging account of the controversy surrounding involuntary psychiatric care in the United States. She brings the issue to life with first-hand accounts from patients, clinicians, advocates, and opponents. Committed takes on the difficult question of psychiatry's role in preventing violence, suicide, and mass murder. Hosted by Dr. Maurice Pickard.