Abstract
Increasingly large numbers of criminal offenders are being legally mandated to receive substance abuse treatment in lieu of criminal prosecution or incarceration. It, therefore, behooves forensic mental health professionals to update their understanding of whether coerced treatment works. There is a discernible bias among many mental health professionals that coercive treatment is ineffective or repugnant. Yet, emerging evidence from the substance abuse treatment outcome literature reveals that, under some circumstances, coercive treatment can be effective and acceptable to clients. This article briefly reviews the most current findings in this area.
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