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 …

Background: To better understand the kinds of ethical challenges that emerge when using
coercion in mental healthcare, and the importance of these ethical challenges, this article …

Purpose This study aims to identify whether selected patient and ward-related factors are
associated with the use of coercive measures. Data were collected as part of the EUNOMIA …

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

Number and procedures of involuntary hospital admissions vary in Europe according to the
different socio-cultural contexts. The European Commission has funded the EUNOMIA study …

In the scope of the current revision process of the diagnostic manuals Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and International Statistical Classification of …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Coercive practices such as restraint
(physically holding a person) or seclusion (containing a person in locked room) are …

Background Epidemiological studies have demonstrated considerable differences in the use
of coercive measures among psychiatric hospitals; however, the underlying reasons for …

Abstract Background The Netherlands started a nationwide coercion reduction program in
2007. In 2011, accurate registration of coercive measures became obligatory by law …