Background: Patients' perceptions of coercion in admission may affect their attitude toward
subsequent treatment, including their inclination to adhere to treatment plans. This study …

Reports on a study designed to examine patients' perceptions of coercive practices prior to
presentation and at the time of the hospital decision. The authors developed a structured …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine what predicts patients' perceptions of
coercion surrounding admission to a psychiatric hospital. Method: For 171 cases, the …

Investigated the relationship between legal status and perceptions of coerciveness of
hospitalization and between coercion and the efficacy of hospitalization with 220 patients …

Little is known about the coercive pressures brought to bear on psychiatric patients in the
hospitalization process. Significant methodological hurdles stand in the way of this research …

Legal and extra‐legal coercion are pervasive in mental hospital admission and there are
sharp disputes about its appropriate role. This article presents two scales for measuring …

In recent years, the debate about involuntary hospitalization has moved from a narrow focus
on formal legal procedures and status to a broader concern with actual coercive practices …

The legal status of service users admitted to psychiatric wards is not synonymous with the
level of coercion that they can perceive during the admission. This study aimed to identify …

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

The authors investigated whether mental health inpatients' perceptions of coercion were
associated with later treatment adherence. Psychiatric inpatients receiving acute care at …