The use of coercion in psychiatric and mental health nursing is a major challenge, which can
lead to negative consequences for nurses and patients, including rupture in the therapeutic …

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 Influence strategies such as persuasion and interpersonal leverage are used in
mental health care to influence patient behaviour and improve treatment adherence. One …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? ECT is a treatment which has a long
and complicated history. There is no consensus on its effectiveness and there is a great deal …

Background There is growing public criticism of the use of restraints or coercion. Demands
for strengthened patient participation and prevention of coercive measures in mental health …

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

Mental health care tends to be dominated by a biomedical perspective at the expense of a
more recovery-oriented approach. Research on nurse-led interventions intended to …

Chemical restraint research is growing with multiple healthcare disciplines increasing
focused on understanding uses, harms of restraint and restraint reduction in inpatient mental …

In mental health care settings, inpatients are increasingly engaged in their care process,
allowing them to participate in multidisciplinary team meetings. Research into how mental …

The administration of pro re nata medications is the responsibility of the nurse. However,
ethical uncertainties often happen due to the inability of incapacitated patients to collaborate …