Objective To evaluate the effects of a preventive monitoring program targeted to reduce
compulsory rehospitalization and perceived coercion in patients with severe mental …

Background The high number of involuntary placements of people with mental disorders in
Switzerland and other European countries constitutes a major public health issue. In view of …

BackgroundThere is a need for interventions that effectively reduce compulsory admission to
psychiatry. We conducted a randomised controlled trial to investigate whether an innovative …

Background The knowledge of the impact of coercion on psychiatric treatment outcome is
limited. Multiple measures of coercion have been recommended. The aim of the study was …

The aim of this study was to evaluate an intervention programme for people with severe
mental illness that targets the reduction in compulsory psychiatric admissions. In the current …

Objective: This prospective study addresses risk factors of compulsory re-admission
focusing on the role of the patient's subjective symptom distress and perceived social …

AimsHealthcare staff use coercive measures to manage patients at acute risk of harm to self
or others, but their effect on patients' mental health is underexplored. This nationwide Swiss …

BackgroundCoercive measures (such as seclusion, mechanical restraint, and forced
medication) during psychiatric inpatient treatment should be avoided whenever possible …

Background Compulsory admissions have a strong effect on psychiatric patients and
represent a deprivation of personal liberty. Although the rate of such admissions is tending …

Purpose The purpose of the study was to examine the long-term influence of involuntary
hospitalization on medication adherence, engagement in out-patient treatment and …