Background: Determining the clinical effects of coercion is a difficult challenge, raising
ethical, legal, and methodological questions. Despite limited scientific evidence on …

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

Restraint and seclusion (R&S) measures in psychiatric settings are applied worldwide,
despite poor scientific evidence to back up their effectiveness. The medical, ethical and …

Background and objectives Coercion in psychiatry is legally tolerated as a last resort. The
reduction of the use of coercion is a shared goal of hospital administrators, medical and …

Tutkimuksessa selvitetään sekä teoreettisesti että empiirisesti terveysjournalismin olemusta.
Tutkimustehtävä kiteytyy neljäksi tutkimusongelmaksi: 1. Mitä terveysviestintä ja-journalismi …

Background and objectives Coercion is frequent in psychiatry, with an overall downward
trend. Knowledge on the application of seclusion and restraint in open wards remains …

Für Therapeuten ergeben sich in der psychotherapeutischen Praxis immer wieder ethisch
herausfordernde Situationen. Einige wiederkehrende ethische Themen, wie Vertrauen …

In psychiatry, caregivers try to get free and informed consent of patients, but often feel
required to restrict freedom and to use coercion. The present article develops ethical advice …

Coercion and pressure in mental healthcare raise moral questions. This article focuses on
moral questions raised by the everyday practice of pressure and coercion in the care for the …

Locked inpatient units are an increasing phenomenon, introduced in response to unforseen
abscondences and suicides of patients. This paper identifies some value issues concerning …