Abstract Background The Netherlands started a nationwide coercion reduction program in
2007. In 2011, accurate registration of coercive measures became obligatory by law …

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

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

A project based on the “Breakthrough series” for reducing the patients' perception of
coercion in psychiatric acute wards is presented. Three different measures were chosen: 1) …

Though coercion is widely used in psychiatry, both in terms of involuntary hospital
admissions and coercive treatment, little is known about the effects of coercing patients. In …

Background Epidemiological studies have demonstrated considerable differences in the use
of coercive measures among psychiatric hospitals; however, the underlying reasons for …

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 …

Swedish physicians (five specialists and five assistant physicians) in acute psychiatric care
narrated their experiences with using coercion. The commonest action using coercion …

Coercion remains a central aspect of many people's mental healthcare. It can include the
use of legislation to restrict freedoms, the use of physical restraint, the restriction of freedom …