Following the implementation of the new Norwegian law regarding mental healthcare in
2001, Norwegian hospital-based psychologists with clinical specialist qualifications can …

The aim of this study was to explore possible regional differences in the use of coercion in
psychiatric care as experienced by patients and relatives. At four psychiatric care settings in …

Little is known about how different groups of health-care workers compare to each other and
to the general public in their opinions about involuntary admission and treatment. In the …

Objective Research on coercion in mental healthcare has recently shifted to the
investigation of subjective aspects, both on the side of the people with mental disorders …

OBJECTIVES: The Norwegian Mental Health Care Act allows use of coercion under certain
conditions. Even though the current practice has been criticized, little empirical data exist …

Materials and Methods The study is based on interviews with patients admitted to five closed
psychiatric wards at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark (catchment area, 390,000 …

In this article an overview is given on the complexity of coercion and legal protection in
psychiatric care. The Finnish criteria for coercive treatment and some types of coercion are …

Coercive interventions for psychiatric patients are controversial. Research on different
preventive measures has increased over the last years. The present study examined …

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 …

Fiorillo A, Giacco D, De Rosa C, Kallert T, Katsakou C, Onchev G, Raboch J, Mastrogianni A,
Del Vecchio V, Luciano M, Catapano F, Dembinskas A, Nawka P, Kiejna A, Torres …