Written by Yvonne Quenum
What is your country’s stand on coercion reduction?
In France, consent is one of the essential conditions for therapeutic care. Psychiatry is an exception: to prevent harm to the patient or to other people, legal measures can be used to force individuals with mental health conditions to receive treatment against their…
Written by Juš Škraban
What is your country’s stand on coercion reduction?
In Slovenia, institutional capacities in the field of mental health are divided into health and social care sector. According to the Mental Health Act (1) in Slovenia there are two types of units which are locked, namely locked acute psychiatric units and secure…
The FOSRTEN Traning School took place at a unique location- Dr Guislain Museum in Gent, Belgium, on 19-21 of September 2023. Together with service users and professionals, the important issue of aftercare in coercive measures in psychiatry and the use of structured approaches to situations were discussed. The participants gained important insight into preventing and…
Written by Dr Jaroslav Pekara from Czech Republic
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Written by Andrés Fontalba Navas
What is your country’s stand on coercion reduction?
The use of coercion in care in health services is a topic that has been current for some years now, and, although it seems to be observed some evolution in some aspects, we are still a long way from having services and…