Purpose There is still limited information on what type of measures are most efficient to
reduce coercion. The aim of this study was to determine if the introduction of a new …

Background: Mechanical restraints and forced procedures in psychiatric wards are of major
concern in Denmark and there is a desire to reduce these procedures to a minimum. So far …

Background: Coercive physical measures are commonly used in psychiatric units
throughout the world for the management of severe behaviourally disturbed patients. Aim …

Coercive measures are a major infringement of the autonomy of psychiatric patients and no
medical justification exists for applying mechanical restraint (MR) to these patients currently …

Background Coercive measures is a topic that has long been discussed in the field of
psychiatry. Despite global reports of reductions in the use of restraint episodes due to new …

Patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals are still frequently confronted with coercive
measures that restrict their freedom of movement and personal choices. Violence and …

To find out to what extent coercion and restrictions are used in psychiatric inpatient treatment
and with which patient characteristics the use of coercion is associated. To this end, the …

The use of physical restraints in 11 locked psychiatric wards in Warsaw, Poland, was
examined in 1989 and 1996 to determine whether the implementation of the Mental Health …

Background: In 2008, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) criticized the use of mechanical restraint in …

Objective Although coercive measures are one of the indicators of the quality of psychiatric
in-patient care, reliable and valid data comparing the practice in different countries are not …