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

Experiences of coercion in psychiatric care as narrated by patients, nurses and physicians
Aim. The aim of the study was to increase understanding of psychiatric patients', nurses' 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 …

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

Objective: This systematic review presents evidence regarding factors that may influence the
patient's subjective experience of an episode of mechanical restraint, seclusion, or forced …

Under certain conditions, coercive interventions in psychotic patients can help to regain
insight and alleviate symptoms, but can also traumatize subjects. This study explored …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Coercive interventions (CI) in
emergency psychiatry face increasing criticism, as they can be an emotional, even traumatic …

A project based on the “Breakthrough series” for reducing the patients' perception of
coercion in psychiatric acute wards is presented. Three different measures were chosen: 1) …

Eighteen involuntarily hospitalized psychiatric patients narrated their experiences of being
subjected to coercion and their thoughts on how to prevent the coercion. A qualitative …

This pilot study aimed at investigating how mental health professionals on acute psychiatric
wards recognize different levels of formal and informal coercions and treatment pressures as …