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Clear universal clinical and ethical guidelines must be developed to prevent and reduce coercive interventions in various clinical mental health settings aiming at promoting evidenced-based and trauma-informed care

Por: Ghassemi · A. E. — Marzo 26th 2026 at 09:51

Commentary on: Haines S, Stanton R, Anderson C, Welsh A. Ethical challenges for nurses delivering coercive interventions in community mental health setting: a scoping review. Int J Mental Health Nurse. 2023; 33: 750-759. doi: 10.1111/inm.13290.

Implications for practice and research

  • To prevent and reduce coercive interventions in mental health and community settings, collaborative and continued efforts should target creating policies and ethical and best clinical practice guidelines.

  • Future research should focus on developing clear, consistent and effective global policies and ethical guidelines to prevent and reduce coercive behaviour in clinical and community settings, especially in psychiatry.

  • Context

    While the percentages of coercive interventions in psychiatry vary in different countries and clinical settings, global initiatives are increasingly aimed at preventing and reducing these interventions in the mental health and community settings.1–3 Policymakers, academics, healthcare leaders and clinicians urge...

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    Community-oriented initiatives can help to provide public health messaging and promote equitable access for people from ethnically diverse communities

    Por: Ghassemi · A. E. — Octubre 3rd 2025 at 17:49

    Commentary on: Ekezie W, Maxwell A, Byron M, Czyznikowska B, Osman I, Moylan K, Gong S, Pareek M. Health communication and inequalities in primary care access during COVID-19 pandemic among ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom: lived experiences and recommendations. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19:15166. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215166.

    Implications for practice and research

  • To improve primary health access, reduce social inequalities and disinformation, and overcome challenges to accessibility, it is crucial to develop evidence-based and community-oriented healthcare initiatives to inform the public and provide health access, especially for ethnic minorities.

  • Future research should focus on developing clear, consistent, effective and global health communication strategies to address primary care access during pandemics, especially for ethnic minority communities.

  • Context

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on daily lives globally, healthcare access and healthcare utilisation, especially for individuals who are traditionally underserved by the...

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