Psychologists working within forensic mental health (FMH) services face challenges around
supporting clients' informed consent when engaging in psychological assessment and …

Background The risk and recovery paradigms are the dominant frameworks informing
forensic mental health services and have been the focus of increasing research interest …

This chapter explores healthcare workers' experiences of using coercive measures within a
high security hospital in England. High security hospitals represent those with the greatest …

In this chapter, we will argue that when thinking about coercion in forensic psychiatry, any
analysis of ethical issues needs to include reflection and discussion of the relationships that …

Empirical studies measuring the perceived coercion of patients admitted to psychiatric
hospital have focused on determining the extent to which legal status equates with …

Coercive measures are controversial within healthcare and require closer inspection,
particularly within forensic psychiatry, where security-orientated restrictions are …

Background In the theoretical literature, there is growing recognition of the psychological
impact on staff of working in challenging healthcare settings. In forensic mental health (FMH) …

The use of coercive measures, namely restraint, seclusion and involuntary medication,
remain controversial methods of practice within forensic psychiatry. Ethical and moral …

Although patients with mental health issues are increasingly turning to emergency
departments to receive mental health services, emergency department staff report being ill …

Coercive situations are complicated and stressful for both the one being forced as well as
the one forcing the other. Patients' experiences of coercion have been studied since the end …