Abstract Background The World Health Organization describes the perpetuation of human
rights violations against people with mental health problems as a global emergency. Despite …

The number of Australians subject to coercive interventions in community mental health
services continues to increase. This is in the context of a growing awareness of the harms …

Background: To better understand the kinds of ethical challenges that emerge when using
coercion in mental healthcare, and the importance of these ethical challenges, this article …

Background: Coercion in mental healthcare has led to ethical debate on its nature and use.
However, few studies have explicitly explored patients' moral evaluations of coercion. Aim …

Background In psychiatric inpatient care, situations arise where it may be necessary to use
coercive measures and thereby restrict individual autonomy. The ethical principles of …

Background There is growing public criticism of the use of restraints or coercion. Demands
for strengthened patient participation and prevention of coercive measures in mental health …

Over the past two decades there has been a gradual expansion of the grounds upon which
compulsory psychiatric treatment may be provided. The expansion has been matched by a …

Background Mental health care legislation in most countries permits involuntary admission
(deprivation of freedom), coercive means, and involuntary treatment and medication. The …

Legal procedures have long been implemented to protect the rights of persons with mental
illness, to mandate treatment for those unable to care for themselves, and to protect society …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Application of physical restraint is a
common practice to protect service users and staff in psychiatric care. Nurses' attitudes …