… There is now a widespread conviction among psychiatric … active coercion in psychiatry,
such as pharmacological coercion (involuntary application of medicine) and physical coercion (…

… From the current research perspective, the most important viewpoint is a patient’s subjective
distress due to coercion which is associated with aspects of human rights and human dignity…

… that coercive measures can … coercion and compliance in all realms of psychiatric care. As
soon as this fact is acknowledged, we immediately realize that the boundary between coercive …

… of coercion is an issue that has accompanied psychiatry throughout its history as an ethical
challenge.1 Coercion is not unique to psychiatry as … However, only psychiatry (and to a lesser …

… The focus is on the ethical justification of coercive interventions in psychiatry. Important as this
… . The convention on human rights and biomedicine and the use of coercion in psychiatry. J …

… staff applying coercive practices are violating human rights and acting immorally (and
consequently well-educated professionals will be reluctant to work in acute psychiatric services). …

… psychiatric treatment around the world. We highlight the gap between legislation and practice,
the patient’s experience of coercion, the … Various international documents on human rights …

… This has changed for the better over the last decade, and today there is room for debate and
discussion about the adverse effects of coercion, ethical aspects and human rights in MHC. …

… of coercion by participants in this study confirm that human rights violations occur in large
psychiatric … to address issues of human rights violations in psychiatric hospitals in the country. …

… by the Human Rights Council in its 2017 Resolution on Mental Health and Human Rights 1
… seclusion figures between wards in Dutch psychiatric hospitals and sought to test the view of …