Background Coercive measures such as seclusion and restraint encroach on the patient's
human rights and can have serious adverse effects ranging from emotional trauma to …

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 …

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 …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Coercive practices such as restraint
(physically holding a person) or seclusion (containing a person in locked room) are …

Coercion is a subjective response to a particular intervention and has been considered an
unfortunate but necessary part of the care of people with psychiatric illness. Its ethical …

Although coercive measures have always been part of the psychiatric armamentarium, the
ethical dilemma between the use of a “therapeutic” coercion and the loss of patients' dignity …

Aim. Despite the poor evidence supporting the use of coercive procedures in psychiatry
wards and their “psychological damage” on patients, the practice of restraint is still frequent …

Research activities are remarkably few in number, especially considering the frequency of
involuntary measures and the controversial perception or discussion of these measures …

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

Methods The main objective of the European Evaluation of Coercion in Psychiatry and
Harmonization of Best Clinical Practice (EUNOMIA) project was to analyze national …