Background: Coercion is routinely used in psychiatry. Its benefits and drawbacks are
controversially debated. In addition, the majority of persons with mental health problems are …

Background: Psychiatric patients are subjected to considerable stigmatization, in particular,
because they are considered aggressive, uncontrollable, and dangerous. This …

Objective: To examine the impact of coercive interventions (CI) on patients' evaluations of
psychiatric hospitals as adversaries versus allies. Methods: Self-constructed interviews were …

Objective Research on coercion in mental healthcare has recently shifted to the
investigation of subjective aspects, both on the side of the people with mental disorders …

Background Despite absence of clear evidence to assert that the use of coercion in
psychiatry is practically and clinically helpful or effective, coercive measures are widely …

Purpose Reducing the use of coercion among patients with mental disorders has long been
a political priority. However, risk factors for coercive measures have primarily been …

A sample of undergraduate Psychology students (n= 1005), prevalently females (82.4%),
mean age 20.5 (sd 2.5), was examined regarding their attitudes toward people suffering …

Background: It has long been debated whether coercion can be justified as paternalism in
the field of mental health and it is still a continuing issue of controversy today. Aims: This …

Background: Individual staff factors, such as personality traits and attitudes, are increasingly
seen as an important factor in the reduction of coercion in mental health services. At the …

Background Despite improvements in psychiatric inpatient care, patient restrictions in
psychiatric hospitals are still in use. Studying perceptions among patients who have been …