This ground-breaking book presents a comprehensive review of the issue of coercion in psychiatry that could be seen as a starting point for future international discussions and initiatives in this field aiming to minimize coercion. It explores important clinical, legal, and ethical aspects of coercive treatment, a highly sensitive and hotly debated issue in psychiatry.   Uniquely, in a book on this topic, it includes the views of service users.   It is also the first such book to raise   the issue of undue influence in decisions to participate in psychiatric research.   The book comprises five sections, each addressing an important aspect of coercion: Conceptual and clinical aspects of coercive treatment Legal aspects of coercive treatment Ethical aspects of coercive treatment Users views on coercive treatment Coercion and undue influence in decisions to participate in psychiatric research This book demonstrates current commitment to deal with a serious and sensitive issue  responsibly and creatively, engaging critical perspectives in psychiatry in a substantial manner. Thus, it will be an innovative contribution to a critically important, highly sensitive, and hotly debated issue in psychiatry.   Inspired by a highly successful conference held in Dresden in 2008, the book feature chapters by the leading experts in the field, many of whom are renowned as clear and expert thinkers and all of whom are internationally renowned.