Forced Medication and Competency to Stand Trial: Clinical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
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Psychotropic medications are often crucial in restoring criminal defendants to competency to stand trial. However, some defendants committed for competency evaluations or restoration refuse medications. Thus, psychiatric professionals who work in jails and secure hospitals, and even in community mental health settings, may encounter questions about involuntarily medicating patients who are incompetent for trial.
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