The 59th Maudsley Debate on ‘Self-binding directives: This house believes that people should be able to commit themselves to future involuntary treatment.’

Speakers for the motion:

Dr Tania Gergel, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow, Psychological Medicine, IoPPN, King’s College London

Professor Allen Frances, Professor & Chair Emeritus of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University

Speakers against the motion:

Dr Arun Chopra, Medical Director at Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Dr Theo Van Willigenberg, Research Fellow Faculty of Religion and Theology VU University Amsterdam

Chair:

Professor Sally Marlow, Professor of Practice in Public Understanding of Mental Health Research, IoPPN, King’s College London