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 …

English Background: Due to the decisions of the German Constitutional Court on involuntary
medication and the law on the prohibition of video surveillance in psychiatry in Nordrhine …

Coercive treatment with antipsychotic drugs was commonly used in German psychiatric
institutions until it became a topic of substantial medical, legal and ethical controversy. In …

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

AIMS OF THE STUDY In daily clinical work, coercion continues to be highly prevalent, with
rates differing between countries and sometimes even within countries or between wards of …

Coercive measures, such as seclusion and mechanical restraint, have a long history in
dealing with mental illness. Both the ethical and legal frameworks for using coercive …

This article reviews current evidence on the use of coercive measures, including seclusion
and restraint, in psychiatric in-patient settings in Europe. There is a particular focus on …

Background Seclusion and restraint are frequent but controversial coercive measures used
in psychiatric treatment. Legislative efforts have started to emerge to control the use of these …

Objective To investigate the incidence of coercive measures in standard psychiatric care in
different psychiatric hospitals. Methods We developed a common documentation of …

Background The use of coercive measures is an indicator of the quality of psychiatric
inpatient treatment. To date, there is no data available to European comparisons on the …