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

The field of mental health in New Zealand embodies a myriad of techniques towards healing. Still, among the multifaceted practices, some ones still carry a cloud of debate hanging over them. Primarily among these are psychiatric abuses, imposed confinements, forced medications, and the employment of electroshock therapy. One principal form of psyc