Ethics: Antipsychotics

• Used to benefit staff, not patients
• What are antipsychotics also known as?

  'Chemical straightjackets'
• Why are antipsychotics also known as 'chemical straightjackets'?

  Reduces to 'zombie' like state and controls behaviour
• Why are antipsychotics dehumanising?

  Removes individual personal responsibility and may not have consented