The use of sedative medications to control behaviours is controversial and has been described as being
highly coercive and having significant effects on a person (MuirCochrane & Grace, 2017).
In this essay you are required to critically discuss:
• the controversy of the use of psychotropic medications to control behaviours and manage symptoms for
people who experience mental illness.
• Identify the challenging aspects for registered nurses who administer psychotropic medication to the
consumer who poses significant risk of harm to self and/or others, in promoting recovery-oriented
practice.
Your essay must utilise a range of national and international contemporary literature, to create an
argument that identifies the complexities of this issue.
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