… , this study aims to explore attitudes towards and experiences of informal coercion of mental
health … For the purposes of this study, we refer to ‘psychiatry’ as an umbrella term for mental …

… To analyse the use of covert coercion in mental health … We conducted a qualitative
research using four focus groups in … The use of informal coercion was recognized in clinical …

… The present study is based on focus group interview data … Our study indicates that in practice
informal coercion may be … not always starting with the least coercive step and if necessary …

… of coercion in mental health services in Norway (2011–2015). In the study in focus here, we
conducted seven focus group … assistants, social educators, team leaders, and management) …

… This study identifies a clear deficit in knowledge and the ability to identify informal coercion
in acute inpatient setting where formal coercion is prevalent. There is also an association with …

… published a focus group study of professionals that examines the use of informal coercion
in four Latin countries, highlighting among its findings that the use of this type of coercion is …

… We found no study evaluating the clinical effect of informal coercion in an experimental
study design. … Two studies used focus groups with professionals and patients. Nine …

… However, in this study, the domains are related to informal coercion as a process rather than
as an event. Hence, we have used the domains as a means to structure the presentation of …

… The primary aim of this study was thus to replicate the pilot study by assessing the … informal
coercion and by investigating how this is related to individuals’ attitudes towards coercion. …

… In turn, we propose to reserve the term ‘informal coercion’ to describe practices for pressuring
patients into treatment by threatening them, by making them believe that they have no …