Same, Same But Different: How the Interplay of Legal Procedures and Structural Factors Can Influence the Use of Coercion

In conclusion, it should be noted that a reduction of coercion in psychiatric settings appears promising if legal procedures and oversight are combined with multiprofessional, patient-centred, and recovery-oriented clinical work relevant to the complexity of any acute crisis situation.Author ContributionsLM, JM, AH, and AW conceived and wrote the paper.Conflict of Interest StatementThe authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.AcknowledgmentsWe acknowledge support from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Open Access Publication Fund of Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin.References 1. Theodoridou A, Schlatter F, Ajdacic V, Rössler W, Jäger M. Therapeutic relationship in the context of perceived coercion in a psychiatric population. Psychiatry Res (2012) 200:939–44. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.04.012PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar 2. Frueh BC, Knapp RG, Cusack KJ, Grubaugh AL, Sauvageot JA, Cousins VC, et al. Special section on seclusion and restraint: patients’ reports of traumatic or harmful experiences within the psychiatric setting. Psychiatr Serv (2005) 56:1123–33. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1123PubMed Abstract | CrossRef Full Text | Google Scholar 3. Katsakou C, Marougka S, Garabette J, Rost F, Yeeles K, Priebe S. Why do some voluntary patients feel coerced into hospital...
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