The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified racism as a serious threat to
public health. Structural racism is a fundamental cause of inequity within interconnected …

Background Psychological pressure refers to communicative strategies used by
professionals and informal caregivers to influence the decision-making of service users and …

This scoping review examined quantitative research comparing involuntary inpatient groups
with voluntary inpatients or other comparator group. Ten themes were identified: patient …

Background Coercion perceived by psychiatric inpatients is not exclusively determined by
formal measures such as involuntary admissions, seclusion or restraint, but is also …

Objectives There is a paucity of research about psychiatric inpatients' experience of dignity.
Most of the limited literature on this topic is qualitative. Our study provides quantitative data …

Objective: To determine the relationships, if any, between use of seclusion and restraint and
factors such as demographic parameters, diagnosis, legal admission status (voluntary or …

Background Involuntary admission is a common practice globally. Previous international
studies reported that patients experienced high levels of coercion, threats and a range of …

Cultural factors play a significant role in shaping the perception of coercion during
psychiatric admissions. The present study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of …

The relationship between mental illness, psychiatry, and law is complex, contested, and
filled with possibility. This Handbook reflects our view that we can and should demand more …

Objectives: This paper explores factors linking gender with increased perceived coercion,
perceived negative pressures and procedural injustice during psychiatric admission …