BACKGROUND Despite numerous attempts to reduce the use of mechanical restraint (MR),
this technique continues to be widely applied in many acute psychiatric care settings. In …

De-escalation is concerned with managing violent behaviour without resorting to coercive
measures. Co-operative Inquiry provided the conceptual basis for generating knowledge …

Aims and methodTo assess how common the subjective experience of coercion is in
psychiatric care and what affects its prevalence. A review of published data was undertaken …

Background Coercion has always existed in psychiatry and is increasingly debated. The
'move into the community'in many countries over recent decades and the evolution of …

Die Diskussion über den Einsatz medikamentöser Zwangsbehandlung ist durch veränderte
Rechtsgrundlagen neu entfacht. Der folgende Beitrag führt in die Aspekte der rechtlichen …

In the era of deinstitutionalisation of psychiatric patients, steady or even increasing rates of
compulsory commitment to care (CCC) are an intriguing phenomenon to analyse. From a …

Psychiatry has a contentious history of coercion in the care of patients with mental illness,
and legal frameworks often govern use of coercive interventions, such as involuntary …

Background: There is little objective evidence to support the use of community treatment
orders (CTOs) from randomized controlled trials. Qualitative research indicates more …

Abstract On estime que 50% à 60% des adolescents qui ont recours aux services de santé
mentale ambulatoires ont des pensées et des comportements suicidaires (STB) et que 22 …

This qualitative study examined the client experience of psychiatric medication among an
unusual and under-studied subpopulation, individuals diagnosed with SMI who eventually …