Perceived determinants of the use of coercion in inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry: a qualitative interview study with staff.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding factors influencing the use of coercive practices in clinical psychiatry is necessary to develop strategies to reduce their use. However, there is little evidence regarding staff perceptions of such factors, particularly in inpatient child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP).

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with nurses, senior consultants and heads of units in inpatient CAP in Sweden 2021 (N = 9). The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Data on informal coercion were analysed separately using a deductive approach based on previously proposed hierarchies for informal coercion.

Results

We identified one overarching theme of factors reported to influence the use of coercive practices: "

SUBMITTER: Moell A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11912791 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature