Recently, treatment approaches for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) have sought
to increase autonomy to prevent frequent hospitalizations. Two of these strategies are …

This study investigated the relationship among the variables of perceived coercion,
psychiatric symptoms, empowerment, and meaning in an inpatient sample of individuals …

The health goals of persons with serious mental illness are greatly improved when their
personal power is advanced. Two targets of empowerment are discussed in this paper …

Coercion has always been integral to the care and treatment of people who are mentally ill
and there is no 'perfect'model in which coercion is absent. A number of interventions have …

Powerlessness and lack of social support are key risk factors for ill health. Powerlessness is
all too often experienced by those with mental health difficulties and reinforced by current …

Aims: The aim of the study was to assess what empowerment intervention has on people
with schizophrenia. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was carried out between …

Qbiective: Ascale to measure the personal construct of empowerment as defined by
consumers of mental health services was developed and field tested. Methods: After …

Issues of concern regarding coercion of psychiatric patients, which were once relevant only
to psychiatric hospitalization, are now applicable to the community arena as well. The need …

Empowerment is an ideology that has emerged in reaction to inadequacies in systems of
care for persons with serious mental illness. The empowerment ideology is based on the …

Coercive practices are relatively common in mental healthcare, but coercion is ethically
problematic because it involves acting against an individual's autonomy. However, coercion …