Objectives Patients in inpatient mental health settings face similar risks (eg, medication
errors) to those in other areas of healthcare. In addition, some unsafe behaviours associated …

Coercion in mental healthcare is ubiquitous and affects the physical health, recovery and
psychological and emotional well‐being of those who experience it. Numerous studies have …

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 In many countries, the increase in facility births is accompanied by a high rate of
obstetric interventions. Lower birthrates or elevated risk factors such as women's higher age …

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

Objectives The objective of the study was to investigate how mental health professionals
describe and reflect upon different forms of informal coercion. Results In a deductive …

Objective: The ACCESS treatment model offers assertive community treatment (ACT)
embedded in an integrated care program to patients with severe psychotic disorders …

Background: Informal coercion, that is, situations where caregivers use subtle coercive
measures to impose their will on patients, is common in adult psychiatric inpatient care. It …

Antipsychotic medication is the primary treatment for psychotic conditions such as
schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders; nevertheless, its administration is not free from …

Background The need for an ethical debate about the use of coercion in intensive care units
(ICU) may not be as obvious as in other areas of medicine, such as psychiatry. Coercive …