In today’s world there are so many different articles, books, and even televised new reports surrounding the seriousness of mental illnesses and how to approach it, especially because these mental illnesses are affecting not only the particular person’s life, but also the lives of others. There has been conversation and strong arguments from both sides concerning the tough question of weather medicine should be forced on the mentally ill or not. Although there has been serious conversation around this topic, how do we know if all of these different sources are credible? Can we trust them? Robert Whitaker has added to the conversation with an article written for The Boston Globe on June 9, 2002 titled “Forced Medication is Inhumane: Should The
