Background Despite improvements in psychiatric inpatient care, patient restrictions in
psychiatric hospitals are still in use. Studying perceptions among patients who have been …

Abstract Background The Indian Mental Health Care Act 2017 (MHCA-2017) advocates the
duty to provide treatment in the least coercive manner. Little data exists on how Indian …

Background and objectives Coercion in psychiatry is legally tolerated as a last resort. The
reduction of the use of coercion is a shared goal of hospital administrators, medical and …

Objective: This study systematically examined the empirical literature on the themes and
correlates of coercion as defined by the subjective experience of patients in psychiatric care …

Aims and methodTo assess how common the subjective experience of coercion is in
psychiatric care and what affects its prevalence. A review of published data was undertaken …

Coercion in psychiatry : Current Opinion in Psychiatry Coercion in psychiatry : Current
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Background Despite absence of clear evidence to assert that the use of coercion in
psychiatry is practically and clinically helpful or effective, coercive measures are widely …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Psychiatric patients have generally
negative experiences of being exposed to coercive measures. Existing research has …

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

Involuntary care is a feature of mental health services around the world. In addition to
involuntary admission and treatment, specific coercive practices include seclusion and …