Aim. Despite the poor evidence supporting the use of coercive procedures in psychiatry
wards and their “psychological damage” on patients, the practice of restraint is still frequent …

Purpose To identify and summarise extant knowledge about patient ethnicity and the use of
various types of restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings. Methods A …

Methods The main objective of the European Evaluation of Coercion in Psychiatry and
Harmonization of Best Clinical Practice (EUNOMIA) project was to analyze national …

Coercion of service users/patients when receiving care and treatment has been a serious
dilemma for mental health services since at least the 18th century, and the debate about …

Abstract Background The Netherlands started a nationwide coercion reduction program in
2007. In 2011, accurate registration of coercive measures became obligatory by law …

Objective Mechanical restraint (MR) is used to prevent patients from harming themselves or
others during inpatient treatment. The objective of this study was to investigate whether …

Background Restraint or seclusion measures in acute psychiatric care are used as a last
resort when all other methods for removal of physical threat have failed. The purpose of this …

AIMS OF THE STUDY In daily clinical work, coercion continues to be highly prevalent, with
rates differing between countries and sometimes even within countries or between wards of …

Background Coercive measures in psychiatry are a controversial topic and raise ethical,
legal and clinical issues. Involuntary admission of patients is a long-lasting problem and …

Purpose The treatment of mental disorders has shifted from inpatient wards to community-
based settings in recent years, but some patients may still have to be admitted to inpatient …