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Service user perspectives on coercion and restraint in mental health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Diana Rose ,
Emma Perry ,
Sarah Rae  and
Naomi Good
Diana Rose
Affiliation:
King's College London, UK; email diana.rose@kcl.ac.uk
Emma Perry
Affiliation:
National Survivor User Network (NSUN), UK
Sarah Rae
Affiliation:
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPNHSFT) and joint lead of the Promise initiative, UK
Naomi Good
Affiliation:
National Survivor User Network (NSUN)
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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.

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BJPsych International , Volume 14 , Issue 3 , August 2017 , pp. 59 - 61
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2017

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