Identifying, initiating, and sustaining change are central tasks in behavioral healthcare.
External controlling pressures, such as coercion, that compel a person to change can …

Im Jahr 2011 stärkte das Bundesverfassungsgericht durch zwei Beschlüsse die
Patientenautonomie, indem es die Möglichkeiten zur Anwendung von …

Background: The use of coercion is an essential part of psychiatry despite occurrence of
harm to patients and psychiatric staff. Contrasting to a global trend to reduce coercion, the …

Background Mental illness is one of the main reasons for homelessness in Denmark. Yet,
some patients do not accept psychiatric treatment despite need for treatment. This can lead …

Seclusion and restraint are practices which are frequently used in inpatient psychiatric
treatment and have well documented negative consequences for affected patients. They can …

The purpose of this article is to discuss the current state of involuntary mental health
treatment in the United States. Specifically, an exploration of the risk factors for commitment …

Dieser Beitrag richtet sich an eine überwiegend juristische Leserschaft, ist aber von einem
Arzt verfasst. Sollten sich juristische Unschärfen darin finden, bitte ich dies zu verzeihen …

Patienten mit psychotischen Störungen, die gem. PsychKG wegen Fremdgefährdung
untergebracht waren, können als Risikopopulation für künftige Fremdgefährdung, weitere …

OBJETIVOS: Conhecer perceções, atitudes e emoções dos doentes submetidos a
internamento compulsivo. MÉTODOS: Revisão integrativa da literatura através de pesquisa …

Current debates about reforming LPS are mostly based on the aggregation of anecdotes,
clinical intuitions, and moral/legal arguments about the ethics of involuntary treatment. As a …