Background: Coercion in mental healthcare has led to ethical debate on its nature and use.
However, few studies have explicitly explored patients' moral evaluations of coercion. Aim …

Background: To better understand the kinds of ethical challenges that emerge when using
coercion in mental healthcare, and the importance of these ethical challenges, this article …

Background The use of coercion is morally problematic and requires an ongoing critical
reflection. We wondered if not knowing or being uncertain whether coercion is morally right …

Background Seven wards from three Norwegian mental health care institutions participated
in a study in which regular ethics reflection groups focusing on coercion had been …

Background In recent years, the attention on the use of coercion in mental health care has
increased. The use of coercion is common and controversial, and involves many complex …

The use of coercion in mental health care is not self‐evident and requires moral justification.
A joint understanding is difficult to achieve, because patients and health professionals often …

Background: In spite of a national strategy for reducing coercion in the mental health
services, Norway still has a high rate of involuntary treatment compared to other European …

In mental health care, coercion is a controversial issue that has led to much debate and
research on its nature and use. Yet, few previous studies have explicitly explored the views …

Coercion in mental health care gives rise to many ethical challenges. Many countries have
recently implemented state policy programs or development projects aiming to reduce …

Legal procedures have long been implemented to protect the rights of persons with mental
illness, to mandate treatment for those unable to care for themselves, and to protect society …