Background: Decrease in coercive measures can lead to increased exposure to
antipsychotics and benzodiazepines. This is not desirable as these drugs are associated …

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 …

Aim. Despite the poor evidence supporting the use of coercive procedures in psychiatry
wards and their “psychological damage” on patients, the practice of restraint is still frequent …

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

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 …

AIMS OF THE STUDY In daily clinical work, coercion continues to be highly prevalent, with
rates differing between countries and sometimes even within countries or between wards of …

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 …

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

Background: For a reduction in the use of coercive interventions it will be necessary to
identify patients at risk. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of basic patient …

Purpose This study aims to identify whether selected patient and ward-related factors are
associated with the use of coercive measures. Data were collected as part of the EUNOMIA …