Background Despite absence of clear evidence to assert that the use of coercion in
psychiatry is practically and clinically helpful or effective, coercive measures are widely …

OBJECTIVES: Staff attitudes to the use of coercion are assumed to be a predictive factor for
how much coercion is used in mental health care. The aim of this project has been to …

Objective Research on coercion in mental healthcare has recently shifted to the
investigation of subjective aspects, both on the side of the people with mental disorders …

Background: Individual staff factors, such as personality traits and attitudes, are increasingly
seen as an important factor in the reduction of coercion in mental health services. At the …

This pilot study aimed at investigating how mental health professionals on acute psychiatric
wards recognize different levels of formal and informal coercions and treatment pressures as …

Background In recent years, the attention on the use of coercion in mental health care has
increased. The use of coercion is common and controversial, and involves many complex …

Background: Use of coercive measures in mental health care is an important issue for
research. There are scarce data available on perception and attitudes toward coercion …

Purpose Previous research has shown considerable differences in how often coercive
measures are used in mental health care between groups of patients, institutions and …

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 …

Background: It has long been debated whether coercion can be justified as paternalism in
the field of mental health and it is still a continuing issue of controversy today. Aims: This …