ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2019
Mandated Treatment and Its Impact on Therapeutic Process and Outcome Factors.
Review in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 87 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exploring mental health professionals' emotional responses with individuals diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder or psychopathy: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Determinants and Outcomes of the Therapeutic Alliance in Treating Justice-Involved Youth: A Systematic Review of Quantitative and Qualitative Research.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Pooled it
- Strategies to increase attendance in substance use disorder group treatment: results from a randomized controlled trial.Harm reduction journal · 2026Trial
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- A randomized controlled trial of moral reconation therapy to reduce risk for criminal recidivism among justice-involved adults in mental health residential treatment.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2022Trial
- Mental health treatment experiences before, during, and after incarceration: Perspectives of formerly incarcerated Black men.Psychological services · 2026Article
- Linkage to Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Syringe Services Programs and the Criminal Legal System: A Cross-Sectional Study.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Retention on Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder in Justice-Involved Individuals: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Removing registration holds reduced alcohol prevention program completion without improving college student retention.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Is employment status associated with baseline symptoms, engagement, and outcomes in naturalistic psychotherapy? Evaluation in a large community mental health agency.Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) · 2025Article
- Comparative Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators According to their Referral Type: Self-Referred, Legally Mandated, and Formally Pressured.Criminal justice and behavior · 2025Article
- Relative efficiency of psychiatric clinics in treating cases without coercion and achieving symptom reduction.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Article
- Healthcare professionals and opposition to court-ordered treatment for offenders: the end of a 'French exception'?Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2025Article
- Combining Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Bias Modification Training for Substances in Detained Youth.JAACAP open · 2024Article
- Factors and Processes Facilitating Recovery from Coercion in Mental Health Services-A Meta-Ethnography.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- General and Case-Specific Approval of Coercion in Psychiatry in the Public Opinion.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Self-perceived views on offender rehabilitation in detained adolescent boys: a qualitative analysis in the context of the good lives model.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Experiences and challenges faced by community mental health workers when providing care to people with mental illness: a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- The perspective of staff members of two forensic psychiatric clinics in German-speaking Switzerland on the introduction of recovery orientation: An explorative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Court-mandated treatments imply a dual role for therapy providers not only of caring for, but also of having control over, involuntary clients. The impact of legal coercion on the therapeutic relationship and feelings of stigma is widely regarded as negative and detrimental for treatment outcomes. This point of view stands in contrast to advocates of the perspective that involuntary treatment can ameliorate social functioning and thus promote a better quality of life. Regarding other outcome measures, there is evidence that offender treatment is effective and leads to reduced recidivism in criminal behavior. This narrative review provides an overview of research assessing the effects of mandatory treatment on therapeutic process and outcome factors. We conclude that legal mandatory treatment does not have to necessarily result in perceived coercion and reduced satisfaction with treatment and that a caring and authoritative treatment style aids a favorable therapeutic alliance, motivation, and therapy outcomes.
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