Objective: This study examined whether coercive measures or perceived coercion
experienced by mentally disabled patients in the hospitalization process could be justified …

Background Subjective perception of coercion has gained attention as an important
outcome. However, little is known about its relation to patients' appraisal of the justification of …

Moral deliberation has been receiving more attention in nursing ethics. Several ethical
conversation models have been developed. This article explores the feasibility of the so …

Objectives The objective of the study was to investigate how mental health professionals
describe and reflect upon different forms of informal coercion. Results In a deductive …

In a study of involuntary psychiatric care in two Swedish counties psychiatric examinations
and interviews were carried out with 100 committed and 99 voluntarily admitted patients …

Coercion of service users/patients when receiving care and treatment has been a serious
dilemma for mental health services since at least the 18th century, and the debate about …

Although clinicians and scientists have made persistent effort to reduce the use of coercive
measures such as mechanical restraint, seclusion, and forced medication, it is required in …

Background: Coercion and restraint practices in psychiatric care are common phenomena
and often controversial and debatable ethical issue. Caregivers' attitude and perspective on …

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 …

In this article, we focus on core values of psychiatric nurses in relation to coercion and
constraint. We analyze changes that took place in a project aiming at reducing coercion at a …