When Structural Inequity Is Ubiquitous, Can Force Ever Be Compassionate

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ID15744708
AuthorsSriya Bhattacharyya (0000-0003-4749-8048, Center for Health and Gender Equity, corresponding author), Aaron S Breslow (0000-0003-2894-7485, Center for Health and Gender Equity), Jianee Carrasco (Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Benjamin Lê Cook (0000-0003-0135-0806, Cambridge Health Alliance)
Year2021
Volume23
Issue4
PagesE340-348
Publication date2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
PublisherAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/amajethics.2021.340
PMID33950830
OpenAlexW3150118390
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

This article contextualizes and challenges race, class, and gender inequity in psychiatric use of force. In particular, this article examines (1) how uses of force-seclusion, restraint, compulsion-have been codified in policy and law, (2) inequity in force utilization, and (3) connections between systemic oppression and individuals' responses-including fear and retraumatization-to feeling threatened by force in clinical settings. This article proposes multilevel strategies to abolish inequity in uses of force in clinical settings and questions whether it is ever possible to use force compassionately where inequity persists

Sociology · Computer Science · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology

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