Background: Determining the clinical effects of coercion is a difficult challenge, raising
ethical, legal, and methodological questions. Despite limited scientific evidence on …

BackgroundIn-patients in crisis report poor experiences of mental healthcare not conducive
to recovery. Concerns include coercion by staff, fear of assault from other patients, lack of …

Background Acute psychiatric wards manage patients whose actions may threaten safety
(conflict). Staff act to avert or minimise harm (containment). The Safewards model enabled …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Aggressive behaviour is a major
problem in clinical practice of mental health care and can result in the use of coercive …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Psychiatric patients have generally
negative experiences of being exposed to coercive measures. Existing research has …

Restrictive practices continue to be used in mental health care despite increasing
recognition of their harms and an international effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate their …

Background Seclusion and restraint are interventions currently permitted for use in mental
health services to control or manage a person's behaviour. In Australia, serious concerns …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Coercive interventions (CI) in
emergency psychiatry face increasing criticism, as they can be an emotional, even traumatic …

Forensic psychiatric care must be provided within the least restrictive setting possible, whilst
simultaneously maintaining appropriate levels of security. This presents particular …

Objective: This systematic review presents evidence regarding factors that may influence the
patient's subjective experience of an episode of mechanical restraint, seclusion, or forced …