The Use of Coercive Measures in Forensic Psychiatric Care

1. Introduction
Birgit Völlm, Norbert Nedopil

Part I. The Context

2. International Human Rights and Institutional Forensic Psychiatry: The Core Issues
Michael L. Perlin

3. Legal Aspects of the Use of Coercive Measures in Psychiatry
Hans-Jörg Albrecht

4. Sociological Perspectives of Coercion in Psychiatry
Hugh Middleton

5. Wise Restraints: Ethical Issues in the Coercion of Forensic Patients
Gwen Adshead, Theresa Davies

6. An International Perspective on the Use of Coercive Measures
Tilman Steinert

Part II. Coercion in Different Settings

7. Coercive Measures in General Adult and Community Settings
Peter Curtis, Bradley Hillier, Rachel Souster, Faisil Sethi

8. Special Considerations in Forensic Psychiatry
Norbert Nedopil

9. The Uses of Coercive Measures in Forensic Psychiatry: A Literature Review
Ada Hui, Hugh Middleton, Birgit Völlm

10. Coercion in Forensic Healthcare: A North American Perspective
Johann Brink, Ilvy Goossens

11. The Use of Coercion in Prison Settings
Vicenç Tort-Herrando, Ellen B. M. L. Lier, Aitor-Eneko Olive-Albitzur, Hans P. A. J. Hulsbos, Alvaro Muro-Alvarez

Part III. The Experience of Coercion

12. Staff Attitudes Towards Seclusion and Restraint in Forensic Settings
Tero Laiho, Anja Hottinen, Nina Lindberg, Eila Sailas

13. Mental Health Workers’ Experiences of Using Coercive Measures: “You can’t tell people who don’t understand”
Ada Hui

14. Patient Experience of Coercive Measures
Päivi Soininen, Raija Kontio, Grigori Joffe, Hanna Putkonen

15. Service User: Coercion Concern
Peter Andrew Staves

Part IV. Practical Challenges

16. Best Practices for Reducing the Use of Coercive Measures
Jacqueline Ewington

17. Mechanical Restraint: Legal, Ethical and Clinical Issues
Susan Elcock, Jessica Lewis

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Psychiatry, Forensic Medicine