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Coercion in mental healthcare: time for a change in direction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Andrew Molodynski ,
Yasser Khazaal  and
Felicity Callard
Andrew Molodynski
Affiliation:
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford University, UK Social Psychiatry's international working group on coercion; email andrew.molodynski@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Yasser Khazaal
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva University, Switzerland
Felicity Callard
Affiliation:
Reader in Social Science for Medical Humanities, Durham University, UK Trustee of the Board, Mental Disability Advocacy Centre, London, UK
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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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BJPsych International , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , February 2016 , pp. 1 - 3
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