"UNDERSTANDING THE CONTROVERSIAL PRACTICES IN PSYCHIATRY: A GLIMPSE INTO NEW ZEALAND'S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM"

The mental health landscape in New Zealand embodies a wealth of pathways towards helping. However, among the array of practices, particular ones still carry a cloud of debate hanging over them. Chiefly among these are psychiatric abuses, imposed confinements, chemical restraints, and the application of electroshock therapy. One principal form of p