Petter Ekern

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Articles by Petter Ekern

Coercive mental health care – dilemmas in the decision-making process

Torkil Berge,
Kjersti Sunniva Bjøntegård,
Petter Ekern,
Martin Furan,
Nils Inge Landrø,
Grete J. Sølvberg Larsen,
Kåre Osnes,
Inger Selvaag,
Anne Helene Vedlog

21.08.2018: Coercive mental health care is an exception to the fundamental principle that examination and treatment should be voluntary. In Norway, patient self-determination and autonomy are enshrined in the Patients' and Users' Rights Act (1). The use of coercion is subject to extensive regulation, and...