Purpose To explore involuntary patients' retrospective views on why their hospitalisation
was right or wrong. Methods Involuntary patients were recruited from 22 hospitals in …

Background: Constructs such as personal recovery, patient engagement and consumer
involvement are central in mental health care delivery. These approaches emphasise the …

ObjectivesTo identify attitudes about involuntary admission and treatment in mental health
professionals and lay-people and to compare results between England and Germany …

Background: Patients' perceptions of coercion in admission may affect their attitude toward
subsequent treatment, including their inclination to adhere to treatment plans. This study …

Mental health legislation permits legal coercion in the form of involuntary detention and
compulsory assessment and treatment (Harding, 1993; Kaplan, Sadock, & Grebb, 1994). An …

Rationale: Whereas the distinction between committed and voluntary admissions in mental
health is clear from a legal point of view, this clarity is not always present in the patients' …

Background: Patients in forensic mental health care experience internal and external
coercion; the latter comprises different levels of institutional restraint. These restrictions of …

Objective All studies on the attitude of the general population, mental health professionals,
relatives and, finally, those affected towards coercive measures in psychiatry, especially …

To assess the association between different types of coercive measures (forced medication,
seclusion, and restraint) used during involuntary psychiatric admission and two treatment …

Objective: Coercion during psychiatric admissions has been a topic of debate for many
years. Although there has been considerable research on patients' perceptions of coercion …