Informal coercion

In the context of a doctor–patient relationship, informal coercion is a social process where a healthcare profession tries to make a patient adhere to the healthcare system's desired treatment without making use of formal coercion such as involuntary commitment combined with involuntary treatment.^[1]^: 18 An example of involuntary treatment in mental health care is intramuscular injection with the antipsychotic haloperidol.^[2]^: 60

Informal coercion is often applied by health professionals as part of mental health treatment but is also used by friends and family of a service user.^[1]^: 26

^ ^a ^b Hotzy, Florian; Jaeger, Matthias (2016). "Clinical Relevance of Informal Coercion in Psychiatric Treatment—A Systematic Review". Frontiers in Psychiatry. 7: 197. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00197. ISSN 1664-0640. PMC 5149520. PMID 28018248.
^ Violence and aggression: short-term management in mental health, health and community settings: NICE guideline. National Institute for Clinical Excellence. 2015.

[:0-1] Hotzy, Florian; Jaeger, Matthias (2016). "Clinical Relevance of Informal Coercion in Psychiatric Treatment—A Systematic Review". Frontiers in Psychiatry. 7: 197. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00197. ISSN 1664-0640. PMC 5149520. PMID 28018248.

[2] Violence and aggression: short-term management in mental health, health and community settings: NICE guideline. National Institute for Clinical Excellence. 2015.

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