Introduction Implementation models, frameworks and theories (hereafter tools) provide
researchers and clinicians with an approach to understand the processes and mechanisms …

Coercion in mental healthcare is ubiquitous and affects the physical health, recovery and
psychological and emotional well‐being of those who experience it. Numerous studies have …

Background: Reduction of use of coercive measures in Mental Health Care has been of
increasing concern for patient organizations, governmental agents and health policy …

In recent years, international organizations, professionals, and representatives of mental
health service users have expressed the need to regulate, limit, and even eliminate coercive …

Objective Staff's attitudes to the use of coercion may influence the number of coercive
interventions employed and staff willingness to engage in professional development …

Objective The Staff Attitude to Coercion Scale (SACS) was developed to assess mental
health care staff's attitudes to the use of coercion in treatment. The staff's attitudes to the use …

BackgroundCoercive treatment comprises a broad range of practices, ranging from implicit
or explicit pressure to accept certain treatment to the use of forced practices such as …

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

Abstract Background In 2019, the Council of Europe agreed to urge member states to take
steps toward total abolition of psychiatric coercive measures. Aims To test if this aspiration is …

Purpose The movement to develop and implement non-coercive alternatives in the provision
of mental health care is gaining momentum globally. To strengthen the basis of potential …