Shepherd is an intriguing website, where “8,000+ authors have shared five of their favorite books around a topic, theme, or mood.” It’s a fascinating way to get a little more insight into authors as they describe their own books, as well as get very personal, expert book recommendations from them. I’m a bit reluctant to use a term like “best”–especially when I know all too well how many great books I couldn’t include–so I might have instead called mine a list of  “books that, placed together, craft an insightful overall picture into contemporary involuntary commitment and forced psychiatric treatment.” In any case, I liked writing this, and if you’re an avid reader, you’ll probably enjoy meandering further through the site. So, without further ado, here’s my list of  “The best books for understanding contemporary involuntary commitment and forced psychiatric treatment.

 

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  1. FrankFazzino November 24, 2024 at 4:28 am - Reply

    Heard Rob Wipond Book “Your consent is not required” after purchase download from Audible. It’s over 13 hours long and because he does or did journalism, it’s not a lot of filler either. As a truck Driver I cleared the audiobook in a day however cannot say enough good about it.

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