AIMS OF THE STUDY In daily clinical work, coercion continues to be highly prevalent, with
rates differing between countries and sometimes even within countries or between wards of …

Objective To investigate the incidence of coercive measures in standard psychiatric care in
different psychiatric hospitals. Methods We developed a common documentation of …

Background Epidemiological studies have demonstrated considerable differences in the use
of coercive measures among psychiatric hospitals; however, the underlying reasons for …

Background Despite the scarce evidence for patients' benefits of coercion and its well-
documented negative effects, the use of compulsion is still very common around Europe …

To find out to what extent coercion and restrictions are used in psychiatric inpatient treatment
and with which patient characteristics the use of coercion is associated. To this end, the …

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

Abstract Background The Netherlands started a nationwide coercion reduction program in
2007. In 2011, accurate registration of coercive measures became obligatory by law …

Background: For a reduction in the use of coercive interventions it will be necessary to
identify patients at risk. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of basic patient …

Methods The main objective of the European Evaluation of Coercion in Psychiatry and
Harmonization of Best Clinical Practice (EUNOMIA) project was to analyze national …

Background: Coercive physical measures are commonly used in psychiatric units
throughout the world for the management of severe behaviourally disturbed patients. Aim …