Background: Informal coercion, that is, situations where caregivers use subtle coercive
measures to impose their will on patients, is common in adult psychiatric inpatient care. It …

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 …

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study was to describe Finnish psychiatric nurses'
ethical perceptions about coercive measures in acute psychiatric setting. Methods: The data …

Experiences of coercion in psychiatric care as narrated by patients, nurses and physicians
Aim. The aim of the study was to increase understanding of psychiatric patients', nurses' and …

Making nursing decision for patients who cannot communicate their own wishes and needs
is a common problem in psychiatric and mental health nursing. The aim of this article is to …

Background: Studies have demonstrated the extensive use of coercion in Norwegian
nursing homes, which represents ethical, professional as well as legal challenges to the …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Coercive measures represent an
ethical conflict because they limit the person's freedom, compromising their personal …

Background: Coercion in mental healthcare has led to ethical debate on its nature and use.
However, few studies have explicitly explored patients' moral evaluations of coercion. Aim …

Eighteen involuntarily hospitalized psychiatric patients narrated their experiences of being
subjected to coercion and their thoughts on how to prevent the coercion. A qualitative …

Background A deeper understanding of the nurses' characteristics that influence their
positive attitudes toward coercion is necessary if coercive measures rates are to be …