The author discusses a pragmatic approach to decisions about coercive treatment that is
based on four principles from principle-based ethics: respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence …

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 …

Based on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), several UN
bodies, among them the High Commissioner for Human Rights, have argued for a complete …

Debate over the role of coercion in mental hospital admission frequently invokes the
prospective patient's moral right to decision-making autonomy and individual dignity (eg …

Coercion remains a central aspect of many people's mental healthcare. It can include the
use of legislation to restrict freedoms, the use of physical restraint, the restriction of freedom …

The use of coercion is one of the defining issues of mental health care. Since the earliest
attempts to contain and treat the mentally ill, power imbalances have been evident and a …

Objective: This study systematically examined the empirical literature on the themes and
correlates of coercion as defined by the subjective experience of patients in psychiatric care …

Though coercion is widely used in psychiatry, both in terms of involuntary hospital
admissions and coercive treatment, little is known about the effects of coercing patients. In …

This article draws on observations from ethnographic fieldwork to develop a theoretical
understanding of the power dynamics in psychiatric care. The aim is to analyze how …

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