Coercion is a subjective response to a particular intervention and has been considered an
unfortunate but necessary part of the care of people with psychiatric illness. Its ethical …

Despite a long-standing tradition of the use of coercion in psychiatric care, such as
involuntary admission and treatment, few have systematically addressed this issue. In recent …

Objective: This study systematically examined the empirical literature on the themes and
correlates of coercion as defined by the subjective experience of patients in psychiatric care …

AimsTo examine the extent and nature of coercive practices in mental healthcare and to
consider the ethical, human rights challenges facing the current clinical practices in this …

Coercion has always been integral to the care and treatment of people who are mentally ill
and there is no 'perfect'model in which coercion is absent. A number of interventions have …

The use of coercion to assure that people with a mental illness receive treatment has been
the focus one of the longest running controversies among mental health professionals. Until …

The literature on coercion has focused mainly on the compulsory treatment of psychiatric
patients in hospital. Coercion was thus often equated with involuntary status. However, in …

Background: In spite of a national strategy for reducing coercion in the mental health
services, Norway still has a high rate of involuntary treatment compared to other European …

ObjectivesThe 'Service Users' Perspective of their Admission'study examined voluntarily and
involuntarily admitted services users' perception of coercion during the admission process …

Background Measures of perceived coercion at psychiatric hospital admission have been
developed. We aimed to investigate predictors of perceived coercion in subjects admitted to …