Introduction On psychiatric wards, aggressive behaviour displayed by patients is common
and problematic. Understanding factors associated with the development of aggression …

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 …

The discourse of safety has informed the care of individuals with mental illness through
institutionalization and into modern psychiatric nursing practices. Confinement arose from …

Abstract Background Since Goffman's seminal work on psychiatric institutions,
deinstitutionalization has become a leading term in the psychiatric debate. It described the …

Background Inpatient suicide and absconding of inpatients at risk of self-endangering
behaviour are important challenges for all medical disciplines, particularly psychiatry …

Objective This review aimed to provide an aggregative synthesis of the qualitative evidence
on patients' experienced coercion during voluntary and involuntary psychiatric …

Aggressive behavior and violence in psychiatric patients have often been quoted to justify
more restrictive settings in psychiatric facilities. However, the effects of open vs. locked door …

Background In-patient suicide prevention is a high priority in many countries, but its practice
remains poorly understood. Patients in a suicidal crisis who receive psychiatric care can …

The legal status of service users admitted to psychiatric wards is not synonymous with the
level of coercion that they can perceive during the admission. This study aimed to identify …

Purpose Change of treatment policy from closed to open ward settings has been shown to
reduce coercive measures. The aim of the current study was to examine the effects of the …