The goals of the study were to describe patients' perceptions of care after experiencing
seclusion/restraint and their quality of life. The goal was moreover to identify methodological …

Abstract Background In Finland major effort has been invested in reducing the use of
coercion in psychiatric treatment, and the goal is to diminish the use of coercion by 40% by …

Objective This review aimed to provide an aggregative synthesis of the qualitative evidence
on patients' experienced coercion during voluntary and involuntary psychiatric …

PURPOSE: This study explored psychiatric inpatients' experiences of, and their suggestions
for, improvement of seclusion/restraint, and alternatives to their use in Finland. METHODS …

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) …

Objective Although seclusion is legally sanctioned in France, its use remains controversial,
and debate continues over ethical and therapeutic aspects of the practice. Seclusion …

BackgroundSeclusion (the isolation of a patient in a locked room) and transfer to a
psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU; a specialised higher-security ward with higher staffing …

Background Despite improvements in psychiatric inpatient care, patient restrictions in
psychiatric hospitals are still in use. Studying perceptions among patients who have been …

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 …

Aim: To develop a standardized self‐reporting questionnaire to evaluate patients'
perceptions of their overall treatment in specific relation to the use of seclusion and/or …