{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Forced psychiatric confinement \u2013 Who is at risk?","description":"We may believe that asylums are a thing of the past but practices of enforced psychiatric confinement continue today, much to our surprise. Author Wipond, argues that, now more than ever, North Americans are being forced into treatment and involuntarily committed supposedly "for their own benefit." Rob Wipond\u2019s book \u201cYour Consent Is Not Required\u201d gives us a look into the psychiatric practices of forced interventions still in place today in some private and public mental health facilities. Wipond describes mental health institutions using psychiatric confinement to manage school children; disoriented elderly; quell family conflicts; police the streets; control people in shelters and prisons; \u201cresolve\u201d workplace disagreements; detain protesters; discredit whistleblowers; and shockingly fraudulently increase hospital profits, plus more. Wipond\u2019s book details coercive use of mental health interventions used today in some public and private hospitals, group and long-term care facilities, troubled-teen and residential treatment centers, and even individual\u2019s own homes under outpatient commitment orders. He found that these interventions often include surveillance against will, indefinite detention, and powerful tranquilizing drugs, restraints, seclusion, and even electroshock. Listen to our conversation with investigative journalist & author Rob Wipond as we unpack the common misconception that only \u201cdangerous\u201d individuals get committed and dive into some of the traumatic practices supposedly used to \u201chelp\u201d those struggling with mental health complexities. We explore Rob Wipond findings and research full of alarming true stories and hard data from both the US and Canada\u2019s mental health systems. Links & Resources: For more information about the book visit: https:\/\/robwipond.com\/your-consent-is-not-required To purchase the book visit: https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ObqdNX For more about Rob Wipond: https:\/\/robwipond.com\/about Rob Wipond\u2019s Articles: https:\/\/robwipond.com\/articles Materials to Reference: Rob Wipond\u2019s Blog: https:\/\/robwipond.com\/news Contact Rob Wipond: https:\/\/robwipond.com\/contact ","author_name":"Bear Psychology Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/bearpsych.libsyn.com\/website","html":"