Background When capacity-based mental health legislation was introduced in Norway in
2017, there was concern about the consequences of change in the law for patients' carer …

Background Norway introduced capacity-based legislation in mental healthcare on 1
September 2017 with the aim of increasing patient autonomy and legal protection and …

Background Capacity-based mental health legislation was introduced in Norway on 1
September 2017. The aim was to increase the autonomy of patients with severe mental …

The aim of the thesis was to explore the experiences of groups affected by the change in the
Mental Health Care Act of 2017 when Norway introduced lack of consent capacity as an …

BackgroundIn 2017, a capacity-based criterion was added to the Norwegian Mental Health
Act, stating that those with capacity to consent to treatment cannot be subjected to …

The aim of this study was to explore possible regional differences in the use of coercion in
psychiatric care as experienced by patients and relatives. At four psychiatric care settings in …

Background/Objectives: The presentation discusses an ongoing project regarding
compulsory community care (CCC) in Sweden. CCC was introduced in 2008 following a …

Background To investigate the routines for involuntary admissions and treatment according
to the Swedish Compulsory Psychiatric Care Act in Swedish child and adolescent …

Abstract Background: Community treatment orders (CTOs) are being increasingly used in
Western countries. The scheme implies that mental health patients can live outside a …

Background There has been considerable interest in normative ethics regarding how and
when coercive care can be justified. However, only a few empirical studies consider how …