Fiorillo A, Giacco D, De Rosa C, Kallert T, Katsakou C, Onchev G, Raboch J, Mastrogianni A,
Del Vecchio V, Luciano M, Catapano F, Dembinskas A, Nawka P, Kiejna A, Torres …

Abstract Background The current Mental Health Care Bill (MHCB)–2013 in India advocates
least restrictive alternatives (LRA) in psychiatric treatment. However, we have little evidence …

Several studies suggest that the patient's experience of being coerced, during the admission
process to mental hospitals, does not necessarily correspond with their legal status. Rather …

The origins of patients' perceptions of coercion during short-term psychiatric hospitalization
are varied. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the characteristics of patients that are …

Aims and methodTo assess how common the subjective experience of coercion is in
psychiatric care and what affects its prevalence. A review of published data was undertaken …

This study aimed to investigate factors linked to perceived coercion at admission and during
treatment among voluntary inpatients. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. Two …

Objective: Increasing patient autonomy and decreasing coercion are frequently cited goals
in mental health care. Research suggests that the therapeutic relationship and patients' …

Background Measures of perceived coercion at psychiatric hospital admission have been
developed. We aimed to investigate predictors of perceived coercion in subjects admitted to …

The decision to use coercive measures (restraint, seclusion and forced medication) in
psychiatric practice is controversial in mental health care. The EUNOMIA study was funded …

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) …