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

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 …

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

The use of coercion in psychiatric and mental health nursing is a major challenge, which can
lead to negative consequences for nurses and patients, including rupture in the therapeutic …

Introduction Even if coercive measures are widely applied in psychiatry and have numerous
well-known drawbacks, there is limited known on the agreement among mental healthcare …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Psychiatric patients have generally
negative experiences of being exposed to coercive measures. Existing research has …

Introduction. In addition to compulsion (involuntary hospitalization, seclusion, restraint, etc.),
there are broader forms of coercion (persuasion, interpersonal pressure, inducement or …

In recent years, international organizations, professionals, and representatives of mental
health service users have expressed the need to regulate, limit, and even eliminate coercive …

Background: To better understand the kinds of ethical challenges that emerge when using
coercion in mental healthcare, and the importance of these ethical challenges, this article …

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 …