Introduction 1 1845-1853: THE BIRTH OF THE LUNACY COMMISSION 2 1853-1880: THE TRIUMPH OF NON-RESTRAINT? 3 CHEMICAL RESTRAINT 4 1880-1913: THE RETURN OF RESTRAINT 5 SURGICAL TREATMENT AND CONSENT 6 THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND STERILISATION OF ‘THE UNFIT’ 7 THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND THE MENTAL TREATMENT ACT 1930 8 THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND TREATMENT FOR MENTAL DISORDER, 1913-1930 9 THE AGE OF EXPERIMENTATION: THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND TREATMENT FOR MENTAL DISORDER, 1930-1959 10 THE AGE OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 11 THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT COMMISSION AND THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983 12 TREATMENT WITHOUT CONSENT UNDER THE 1983 ACT 13 EMERGENCY SEDATION, SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT IN CONTEMPORARY PSYCHIATRY 14 TREATMENT OF INCAPABLE PATIENTS WITHOUT CONSENT UNDER COMMON LAW 15 CODIFYING CLINICAL AUTHORITY 16 INFORMAL COMPULSION: TREATING CHILDREN WITHOUT CONSENT