Pros And Cons Of Forced Medication

Opponents of forced medication also argue that private community care has not failed; they attest that a personal relationship between health workers and patients in a friendly environment is the only “medicine” needed, not forced medication. Dr. Howard Goldman of University of Maryland School of Medicine, a Surgeon General's Medallion winner, states in his article published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry that current progress on community care has been increasing, thus bring jobs, homes, and help to the released patients allowing them to become more independent (220). Community living is often an essential element of treatment for patients after their stay at hospitals as an inpatient. Patients deemed sane are released and introduced to a …show more content…
According to the positive results of community care, this is a great service that outputs optimal results. However, even though Goldman acknowledges this, he also explains that the negative view society has on the mentally ill hinders their recovery (220). In other words, the growth of care centers for the mentally ill continues to be less than what incapable of providing assistance to everyone in need. This is because of the lack of public support and funding for community homes. Unaware that forced medication would demonstrates science's ability by safely reintroduce patients into the community without also introducing danger, the public remains biased towards the mentally ill and attributes danger to living near them. Forced medication will bridge the gap between the patient and a successful community experience, thus propagating the truths of community care. To reiterate, community care is important but medication is the first step to changing this negative image.

Without forced medication, health workers actually face inconvenience and even possible harm when caring for the severely mentally ill; forced medication maintains its