Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine what predicts patients' perceptions of
coercion surrounding admission to a psychiatric hospital. Method: For 171 cases, the …

Background: Patients' perceptions of coercion in admission may affect their attitude toward
subsequent treatment, including their inclination to adhere to treatment plans. This study …

Although the recent development of a measure for perceived coercion has led to great
progress in research on coercion in psychiatric settings, there still exists no consensus on …

Objective: Coercion during psychiatric admissions has been a topic of debate for many
years. Although there has been considerable research on patients' perceptions of coercion …

Reports on a study designed to examine patients' perceptions of coercive practices prior to
presentation and at the time of the hospital decision. The authors developed a structured …

Little is known about the coercive pressures brought to bear on psychiatric patients in the
hospitalization process. Significant methodological hurdles stand in the way of this research …

Legal and extra‐legal coercion are pervasive in mental hospital admission and there are
sharp disputes about its appropriate role. This article presents two scales for measuring …

Fiorillo A, Giacco D, De Rosa C, Kallert T, Katsakou C, Onchev G, Raboch J, Mastrogianni A,
Del Vecchio V, Luciano M, Catapano F, Dembinskas A, Nawka P, Kiejna A, Torres …

Several studies suggest that the patient's experience of being coerced, during the admission
process to mental hospitals, does not necessarily correspond with their legal status. Rather …

The use of coercion in the treatment of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness
has been one of the most controversial issues in psychiatry and mental health law in the …