Restraint prevalence and perceived coercion among psychiatric inpatients from South India: A prospective study

• Published in: Asian journal of psychiatry Vol. 36; pp. 10 - 16
• Main Authors: Gowda, Guru S., Lepping, Peter, Noorthoorn, Eric O., Ali, Syed Farooq, Kumar, Channaveerachari Naveen, Raveesh, Bevinahalli Nanjegowda, Math, Suresh Bada
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Coercion; Female; Hospitals, Psychiatric - statistics & numerical data; Humans; India; Inpatients - psychology; Inpatients - statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Isolation - psychology; Patient Isolation - statistics & numerical data; Perceived coercion; Prevalence; Prospective Studies; Psychiatry; Restraint, Physical - psychology; Restraint, Physical - statistics & numerical data; Restraints; Young Adult; India; Perceived coercion; Prevalence; Psychiatry; Restraints; India

•The Indian Mental Health Care Act 2017 (MHCA -2017) advocates the duty to provide treatment in the least coercive manner.•Little data exists on how Indian patients perceive coercion in medical settings.•Restraint measures are more prevalent in psychiatric hospital care in India than in Europe.•Chem...