Background Subjective perception of coercion has gained attention as an important
outcome. However, little is known about its relation to patients' appraisal of the justification of …

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 …

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 …

Background: Individual staff factors, such as personality traits and attitudes, are increasingly
seen as an important factor in the reduction of coercion in mental health services. At the …

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 …

Many determinants leading to the use of different coercive measures in psychiatry have
been widely studied and it seems that staff attitudes play a crucial role when it comes to the …

Aims The current study aimed to validate the Italian version of the Staff Attitude to Coercion
Scale (SACS), which assesses mental health care staff's attitudes to the use of coercion in …

BackgroundAmong important dimensions related to the use of coercive measures,
professionals' attitude towards coercion is of particular interest. Little is known about how …

BackgroundPost-coercion review has been increasingly regarded as a useful intervention in
psychiatric inpatient setting. However, little is known about its effect on perceived coercion …

Background An important factor in proceeding the efforts to reduce coercion in psychiatry is
the attitudes of clinical staff toward its use. We aimed to develop the Japanese version of the …