This article discusses initiatives aimed at preventing and reducing 'coercive practices' in
mental health and community settings worldwide, including in hospitals in high‐income …

This systematic literature review examines empirical research on efforts to reduce, end and
prevent coercion in the mental health context, whether in hospitals in high-income countries …

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 …

In this review, we compare the use of coercion in mental health care in Germany and in the
Netherlands. Legal frameworks and published data on involuntary commitment, involuntary …

In mental health care, coercion is a controversial issue that has led to much debate and
research on its nature and use. Yet, few previous studies have explicitly explored the views …

Purpose Whilst formal coercion in psychiatry is regulated by legislation, other interventions
that are often referred to as informal coercion are less regulated. It remains unclear to what …

Coercion is one of the most fascinating and controversial subjects in psychiatry. It is a highly
sensitive, and hotly debated topic in which clinical practice, ethics, the law and public policy …

Previous national research has shown significant variation in several aspects of coercive
treatment measures in psychiatry. The EUNOMIA project, an international study funded by …

BackgroundCoercive treatment comprises a broad range of practices, ranging from implicit
or explicit pressure to accept certain treatment to the use of forced practices such as …

Background Despite the scarce evidence for patients' benefits of coercion and its well-
documented negative effects, the use of compulsion is still very common around Europe …