Introduction: Coercion is frequent in clinical practice, particularly in psychiatry. Since it
overrides some fundamental rights of patients (notably their liberty of movement and …

Restraints and seclusions are restrictive interventions used in psychiatric inpatient units
when there is an imminent risk of harm to the patient or others. Coercive measures are …

Importance Reducing the use of coercion in mental health care is crucial from a human
rights and public health perspective. Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are promising …

BackgroundStakeholders worldwide increasingly acknowledge the need to address
coercive practices in mental healthcare. Options have been described and evaluated in …

BackgroundCoercive or restrictive practices such as compulsory admission, involuntary
medication, seclusion and restraint im**e on individual autonomy. International …

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 …

Forensic mental health services provide crucial interventions for society. Such services
provide care for people with mental disorders who commit violent and other serious crimes …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Coercive practices such as restraint
(physically holding a person) or seclusion (containing a person in locked room) are …