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 …

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 …

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 …

Various coercive measures can be used to legally compel a person suffering from
psychiatric disorder to undergo treatment. However, evidence suggests that patients' feeling …

Background Shared decision making (SDM) is appreciated as a promising model of
communication between clinicians and patients. However, in acute mental health settings …

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 …

Background Healthcare laws allow for exceptions from the consent requirement when
patients are not competent to consent or pose a danger to themselves or others. In these …

Background Treatment pressures encompass communicative strategies that influence
mental healthcare service users' decision-making to increase their compliance with …