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

The mental health landscape in New Zealand presents a multitude of pathways towards healing. Nonetheless, among the multifaceted practices, certain ones have a cloud of contention hanging over them. Primarily among these are psych abuses, involuntary commitments, chemical restraints, and the use of electroshock therapy. One leading form of psych a