Coercion in mental healthcare: time for a change in direction

Coercion has always been integral to the care and treatment of people who are mentally ill and there is no ‘perfect’ model in which coercion is absent. A number of interventions have shown promise in reducing the use of coercion, however, and we believe the evidence points to ways forward that may i...

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Main Authors: Andrew Molodynski, Yasser Khazaal, Felicity Callard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2016-02-01
Series:BJPsych International
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056474000000854/type/journal_article
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description Coercion has always been integral to the care and treatment of people who are mentally ill and there is no ‘perfect’ model in which coercion is absent. A number of interventions have shown promise in reducing the use of coercion, however, and we believe the evidence points to ways forward that may improve both the experience and the outcome of care.
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spelling doaj.art-894316f92cd541528997a6d543baa0b72023-03-09T12:28:23ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych International2056-47402058-62642016-02-01131310.1192/S2056474000000854Coercion in mental healthcare: time for a change in directionAndrew Molodynski0Yasser Khazaal1Felicity Callard2Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford University, UK Social Psychiatry's international working group on coercion; emailDepartment of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva University, SwitzerlandReader in Social Science for Medical Humanities, Durham University, UK Trustee of the Board, Mental Disability Advocacy Centre, London, UKCoercion has always been integral to the care and treatment of people who are mentally ill and there is no ‘perfect’ model in which coercion is absent. A number of interventions have shown promise in reducing the use of coercion, however, and we believe the evidence points to ways forward that may improve both the experience and the outcome of care.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056474000000854/type/journal_article
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