Service user perspectives on coercion and restraint in mental health. (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rose, Diana; Perry, Emma; Rae, Sarah; Good, Naomi
• Is Part Of: BJPsych international. Volume 14:Number 3(2017)
• Page Start: 59
• Page End: 61
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Psychiatry, Transcultural -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Comparative psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1192/S2056474000001914
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2056-4740

Abstract

Abstract : Coercion remains a central aspect of many people's mental healthcare. It can include the use of legislation to restrict freedoms, the use of physical restraint, the restriction of freedom of movement and/or association, and the forced or covert administration of medication. There is good evidence that the use of such measures can traumatise service users. This article reports the findings of a survey of service users regarding their experiences of coercion and restraint and embeds this in the wider international and institutional environment.