A two-center pilot study on the effects of clinical ethics support on coercive measures in psychiatry

Abstract Background The use of formal coercion such as seclusion, mechanical restraint, and forced medication is one of the most challenging and complex issues in mental health care, on the clinical, the legal, and the ethical level. Clinical ethics support aims at assisting healthcare practitioners...

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Published in:	BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Julia Stoll, Anna Lisa Westermair, Ulrike Kübler, Thomas Reisch, Katja Cattapan, René Bridler, Robert Maier, Manuel Trachsel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-06-01
Subjects:	Clinical ethics support services Clinical ethics consultation Moral case deliberation Coercion Seclusion Mechanical restraint
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04024-9