"For your own good": Involuntary hospitalization - with Dr. Awais Aftab and Dr. Paul Puri - e109

Modern Minds with Mark Henick

On this episode of MODERN MINDS, Mark speaks with Dr. Awais Aftab and Dr. Paul Puri about the process, history, and ethics of involuntary hospitalization in psychiatry. Dr. Aftab is a psychiatrist in Cleveland, Ohio, and Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. He is a member of the Psychiatric Times editorial board, and he writes online at Psychiatry at the Margins. Dr. Puri is a psychiatrist in private practice in Los Angeles. He practices multiple forms of psychotherapy, including hypnosis, in addition to managing medications. He is currently a clinical Assistant Professor, and the President of the Psychiatric Clinical Faculty Association at UCLA.