Objectives Patients in inpatient mental health settings face similar risks (eg, medication
errors) to those in other areas of healthcare. In addition, some unsafe behaviours associated …

Restraint and seclusion are measures to restrict the movement of a person. The
predominant reason cited for the use of restraint in mental health settings is the safety of the …

Background Despite absence of clear evidence to assert that the use of coercion in
psychiatry is practically and clinically helpful or effective, coercive measures are widely …

BackgroundRecognising the significant extent of poor-quality care and human rights issues
in mental health, the World Health Organization launched the QualityRights initiative in 2013 …

Abstract Background The Indian Mental Health Care Act 2017 (MHCA-2017) advocates the
duty to provide treatment in the least coercive manner. Little data exists on how Indian …

Restraint use in mentally ill patients are regulated by Mental Healthcare Act 2017 in India. At
times, persons with mental disorders become dangerous to self, others or towards the …

Objective Research on coercion in mental healthcare has recently shifted to the
investigation of subjective aspects, both on the side of the people with mental disorders …

Background There is increasing advocacy to reduce coercive practices in mental healthcare.
Little research has been done on the topic in developing countries. Aims To explore what …

Objective The Staff Attitude to Coercion Scale (SACS) was developed to assess mental
health care staff's attitudes to the use of coercion in treatment. The staff's attitudes to the use …

Objective Staff's attitudes to the use of coercion may influence the number of coercive
interventions employed and staff willingness to engage in professional development …