Background Physical morbidity is rife among patients with serious mental illness. When they
are involuntarily hospitalized and even treated, they may still refuse treatment for physical …

This grounded theory study delineates the process inpatient psychiatric nurses use to
respond to the challenging nursing problem of medicating resistant involuntary patients …

Objective: Between June 2012 and February 2013, two decisions by the German Federal
Constitutional Court restricted the so-far common practice to use involuntary medication in …

In mental health and psychiatric care, the use of involuntary psychiatric treatment for people
with mental disorders is still a central and contentious issue. The main objective of this …

Under what circumstances, if any, is it ethically justified to hospitalize and treat people with
clinical features of mental disturbance, despite their objection? For many clinicians, people …

This article proposes a deliberative nursing process for ethical decisions about the
withdrawal of life-saving treatments from terminally ill patients. It highlights the role of the …

Coercive mechanical restraint (MR) in psychiatry constitutes the perhaps most extensive
exception from the common health law requirement for involving patients in health care …

During an era where physicians go to great lengths to limit personal risk and ensure self-
protection from lawsuits, psychiatrists may be inclined to err on the side of involuntarily …

Aim This study aims to understand the ideas and experiences of individuals' with severe
mental illnesses regarding their access to physical health care services. Methods In this …

Purpose To explore involuntary patients' retrospective views on why their hospitalisation
was right or wrong. Methods Involuntary patients were recruited from 22 hospitals in …