AimsTo examine the extent and nature of coercive practices in mental healthcare and to
consider the ethical, human rights challenges facing the current clinical practices in this …

Mental health inpatient units are complex and challenging environments for care and
treatment. Two imperatives in these settings are to minimize restrictive practices such as …

Importance Reducing the use of coercion in mental health care is crucial from a human
rights and public health perspective. Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are promising …

Objective Coercion is a controversial issue in mental health care. Recent research highlights
that coercion is a relational phenomenon, although, it remains unclear how this …

Background A small but significant group of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) undergo
multiple involuntary treatment (IT) events. To enhance our understanding of IT and …

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

One approach to manage people with behaviours of concern including agitated or
aggressive behaviours in health care settings is through the use of fast‐acting medication …

Reducing the use of restrictive interventions within psychiatric inpatient settings is a global
priority. There are many strategies which may support the prevention of violence before …

Seclusion and restraint are coercive practices associated with physical and psychological
harm. International bodies have called for an end to these practices. However, these …

Abstract Background Security emergency responses (SERs) are utilized by hospitals to
ensure the safety of patients and staff but can cause unintended morbidity. The presence of …