The WPA wishes to spur progress worldwide in implementing alternatives to coercion in
mental health care. Agreement is widespread among psychiatrists, other health practitioners …

Research activities are remarkably few in number, especially considering the frequency of
involuntary measures and the controversial perception or discussion of these measures …

Purpose Reducing the use of coercion among patients with mental disorders has long been
a political priority. However, risk factors for coercive measures have primarily been …

Although coercive measures have always been part of the psychiatric armamentarium, the
ethical dilemma between the use of a “therapeutic” coercion and the loss of patients' dignity …

Despite a long-standing tradition of the use of coercion in psychiatric care, such as
involuntary admission and treatment, few have systematically addressed this issue. In recent …

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

Background Despite the scarce evidence for patients' benefits of coercion and its well-
documented negative effects, the use of compulsion is still very common around Europe …

Coercion is a subjective response to a particular intervention and has been considered an
unfortunate but necessary part of the care of people with psychiatric illness. Its ethical …

Background A primary rationale for scaling up mental health services in low and middle-
income countries is to address human rights violations, including physical restraint in …

World Health Organization.(‎ 2017)‎. Strategies to end the use of seclusion, restraint and other
coercive practices: WHO QualityRights training to act, unite and empower for mental health (‎ …