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

The mental health landscape in New Zealand consists of a multitude of approaches towards recovery. Still, among the array of practices, some ones hold on to a cloud of contention hanging over them. Notably among these are psychiatric abuses, imposed confinements, chemical restraints, and the employment of electroshock therapy. One principal form o