The right to say No: Compulsory treatment in psychiatric wards

In psychiatric wards, patients used to be medicated indiscriminately against their will for decades if doctors thought it necessary. In Europe, it was only after a Federal Constitution Court ruling a few years ago that patient autonomy has been strengthened. But what does that mean in practice?

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