Introduction Involuntary hospitalisation denies autonomy and freedom of decision-making
and is frequent in psychiatric clinical practice. However, there is still a lack of knowledge of …

The use of seclusion to manage conflict behaviours in psychiatric inpatient settings is
increasingly viewed as an intervention of last resort. Many protocols have, thus, been …

Background In psychiatric inpatient care, situations arise where it may be necessary to use
coercive measures and thereby restrict individual autonomy. The ethical principles of …

Background Involuntary civil commitment (ICC) is a court-mandated process to place people
who use drugs (PWUD) into substance use treatment. Research on ICC effectiveness is …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Seclusion and restraint still regularly
occur within inpatient mental health services. The Council of Europe requires the …

Background Aggression in psychiatric hospitals has been of interest to researchers.
Information on how different stakeholders perceive patient aggression remains equivocal …

Background Physical restraints are routinely employed to ensure patient safety in Japanese
acute care. Little is known about nursing students' perspectives and how they begin to …

Background Compulsory hospitalisation in mental health care restricts patients' liberty and is
experienced as harmful by many. Such hospitalisations continue to be used due to their …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Coercive measures represent an
ethical conflict because they limit the person's freedom, compromising their personal …

Objectives Compulsory mental health care includes compulsory hospitalisation and
outpatient commitment with medication treatment without consent. Uncertain evidence of the …