Introduction: Coercion is frequent in clinical practice, particularly in psychiatry. Since it
overrides some fundamental rights of patients (notably their liberty of movement and …

Background Previous research on mental health care has shown considerable differences
in use of seclusion, restraint and involuntary medication among different wards and …

Background There is a lack of evidence to underpin decisions on what constitutes the most
effective and least restrictive form of coercive intervention when responding to violent …

Ziel: Überblick zur klinischen Ethik (Konsultation) in der Psychiatrie. Methode:
Systematische Literaturrecherche in Datenbanken vor dem Hintergrund der modellhaften …

This study examined patients' preferences for coercive methods and the extent to which
patients' choices were determined by previous experience, demographic, clinical and …

Since the inception of scientific revolutions, quantitative research methodology has
dominated the research literatures in many disciplines. Despite its long tradition in evidence …

Under certain conditions, coercive interventions in psychotic patients can help to regain
insight and alleviate symptoms, but can also traumatize subjects. This study explored …

In the closed wards of mental health institutions, moral decisions are made concerning the
use of forced seclusion. In this article we focus on how these moral decisions are made and …

In acute inpatient mental health services, patients commonly demonstrate extreme
behaviours. A number of coercive practices, such as locked doors, enforced medication and …

Mindfulness exercises are presented as being compatible with almost any spiritual, religious
or philosophical beliefs. In this paper, we argue that they in fact involve imagining and …