Background: In 2008, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) criticized the use of mechanical restraint in …

Objective The aim of this study was to identify quantitative data on the use of seclusion and
restraint in different countries and on initiatives to reduce these interventions. Methods …

Coercive interventions for psychiatric patients are controversial. Research on different
preventive measures has increased over the last years. The present study examined …

Patient aggressive behaviour remains a significant public health concern worldwide. The
use of restraint and seclusion remains a last resort but not an uncommon practice in clinical …

Background The use of formal coercion such as seclusion, mechanical restraint, and forced
medication is one of the most challenging and complex issues in mental health care, on the …

Background Mechanical restraint and seclusion are not therapeutic interventions but
procedures to safeguard patients or staff representing a failure of therapeutic approaches …

To find out to what extent coercion and restrictions are used in psychiatric inpatient treatment
and with which patient characteristics the use of coercion is associated. To this end, the …

Coercive measures are a major infringement of the autonomy of psychiatric patients and no
medical justification exists for applying mechanical restraint (MR) to these patients currently …

Coercive measures that restrict personal freedom have been in the focus of critical public
interest since the beginning of modern psychiatry. Psychiatric hospitals have the two-fold …

Abstract Gooding et al.(1) present an international scoping review on studies that examined
measures to reduce coercion in mental health services. However, the authors restricted their …