The use of coercion in the treatment of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness
has been one of the most controversial issues in psychiatry and mental health law in the …

Investigated the relationship between legal status and perceptions of coerciveness of
hospitalization and between coercion and the efficacy of hospitalization with 220 patients …

Background: Patients' perceptions of coercion in admission may affect their attitude toward
subsequent treatment, including their inclination to adhere to treatment plans. This study …

Introduction Perceived coercion is not exclusively related to the patient's legal status at
admission. Patients are not always aware of their correct status and voluntary patients often …

The use of coercion to assure that people with a mental illness receive treatment has been
the focus one of the longest running controversies among mental health professionals. Until …

Reports on a study designed to examine patients' perceptions of coercive practices prior to
presentation and at the time of the hospital decision. The authors developed a structured …

The legal status of service users admitted to psychiatric wards is not synonymous with the
level of coercion that they can perceive during the admission. This study aimed to identify …

In recent years, the debate about involuntary hospitalization has moved from a narrow focus
on formal legal procedures and status to a broader concern with actual coercive practices …

Mental health legislation permits legal coercion in the form of involuntary detention and
compulsory assessment and treatment (Harding, 1993; Kaplan, Sadock, & Grebb, 1994). An …

In civil commitment the state applies its police and parens patriae powers in order to coerce
mentally ill persons into treatment. Coercion, thus, is central to civil commitment. It also has …