 Second, although it is possible to force treatment on a patient if she is deemed to lack capacity, this does not mean that it is always advisable to do so. There are many downsides to coercive treatment that need to be considered. Treatment might not be effective if the patient is uncooperative. It may also be important in the case of chronic mental illnesses to maintain trust with a patient who will likely need care again in the future. It may be that once these facts are taken into account, a treatment that seemed clearly beneficial will not be so.