The planetary health case for addressing coercion in mental healthcare

Planetary health is an interdisciplinary field that explores the consequences of human-induced disruptions to the environment and the subsequent repercussions on human health. From this perspective, the authors propose that coercion may undermine ecological and social resilience, disproportionately affect marginalized populations (2), and contribute to the healthcare sector's environmental footprint. This commentary presents an exploratory Eco-social framework drawing on Eco-social theory (3), intersectionality (4), and epistemic injustice (5) to examine how environmental stressors, racialized systems, and culturally narrow psychiatric paradigms might converge to contribute to coercion in mental healthcare.