Abstract Background Since Goffman's seminal work on psychiatric institutions,
deinstitutionalization has become a leading term in the psychiatric debate. It described the …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Psychiatric patients have generally
negative experiences of being exposed to coercive measures. Existing research has …

Many people often experience difficulties in achieving behavioral goals related to
smartphone use. Most of prior studies approached this problem with various behavior …

Compulsory admission to psychiatric inpatient treatment can be experienced as
disempowering and stigmatizing by people with serious mental illness. However …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Coercive interventions (CI) in
emergency psychiatry face increasing criticism, as they can be an emotional, even traumatic …

Suicide rates have risen in the United States, and there has been a simultaneous, nearly
ubiquitous decrease in services provided on psychiatric inpatient units (eg, shorter stays …

Court-mandated treatments imply a dual role for therapy providers not only of caring for, but
also of having control over, involuntary clients. The impact of legal coercion on the …

Objective: Although previous research has suggested that people with a history of using
psychiatric crisis services are at higher risk for suicide, it is unclear whether this link is …

Medication non adherence in schizophrenia is a major cause of relapse and hospitalization
and remains for clinicians an important challenge. This study investigates the associations …

Objective There is an elevated risk for suicide in the year following psychiatric
hospitalization. The present study examined whether perceived coercion during admission …