Background Satisfaction is seen as an indicator of the quality of mental health services and
has been related to outcomes and compliance with treatment. The current review seeks to …

Background: Service user perspectives are essential for the evaluation and development of
mental health services. Service users expressing less satisfaction with services …

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

Purpose This study aims to identify whether selected patient and ward-related factors are
associated with the use of coercive measures. Data were collected as part of the EUNOMIA …

Although coercive measures have always been part of the psychiatric armamentarium, the
ethical dilemma between the use of a “therapeutic” coercion and the loss of patients' dignity …

Abstract Background The Netherlands started a nationwide coercion reduction program in
2007. In 2011, accurate registration of coercive measures became obligatory by law …

The legal status of service users admitted to psychiatric wards is not synonymous with the
level of coercion that they can perceive during the admission. This study aimed to identify …

Background Students have stereotyped views about people with mental illness. In particular,
they believe that these persons are incurable, dangerous, unpredictable and responsible for …

Background It is an important objective of the psychiatric services to keep the use of
involuntary procedures to a minimum, as the use of coercion involves clinical, ethical, 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 …