The article proposes a rough outline of an alternative systemic approach to mental health
issues and of a more humane mental health care system. It suggests focusing on …

Survivor-controlled research in the field of mental health can be perceived as the most
extended development of participatory research. This is not only because it does away with …

Objective Coercion is a controversial issue in mental health care. Recent research highlights
that coercion is a relational phenomenon, although, it remains unclear how this …

In mental health care, coercion is a controversial issue that has led to much debate and
research on its nature and use. Yet, few previous studies have explicitly explored the views …

Background Patients increasingly assume active roles in their mental health care. While
there is a growing interest in patient involvement and patient‐reported outcomes, there is …

Classical and contemporary phenomenological approaches in psychiatry describe
schizophrenia as a disorder of common sense and self-affection. Although taking into …

This chapter is written by people with quite different experiences of violence in relation to the
practice and organization of psychiatric services. It is our intention to draw upon our own …

Various coercive measures can be used to legally compel a person suffering from
psychiatric disorder to undergo treatment. However, evidence suggests that patients' feeling …

Objective: To describe the lived experiences of people subject to community treatment
orders (CTOs) and their carers. Method: We recruited 11 participants (five mental health …

Background: Coercion in mental healthcare has led to ethical debate on its nature and use.
However, few studies have explicitly explored patients' moral evaluations of coercion. Aim …