In an opposing viewpoint in USA Today (1/12, Fisher), psychiatrist Daniel B. Fisher, MD, PhD, an adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, is against “increasing forced psychiatric treatment.” Instead, he writes, “my experience as a board-certified psychiatrist – and as someone who has recovered from schizophrenia – teaches me that we need to expand access to recovery-oriented mental health services and to make them more welcoming to increase engagement with people early in their distress.” According to Dr. Fisher, “Increasing access requires more funding for community-based services, not repealing the Affordable Care Act, leaving millions with mental health issues without services.”
Related Links:
— “Forced treatment is not the way: Opposing view,”Daniel B. Fisher, USA Today, January 12, 2017.