Relationships are central to psychiatric care.

Erfrischend. Eine Professorin, die sich beim Thema #antidepressiva für Forschung interessiert. @joannamoncrieff.bsky.social im Gespräch mit Robert Whitaker: www.madinamerica.com/2025/04/chem...

🌀 Being with – simply being there. In Soteria, healing doesn’t mean control – it means relationship. We sit with, not above. We listen, not dismiss. We are present, not absent. Sometimes the greatest gift isn’t an intervention, but a human being who stays – calm, present, and compassionate.

@soniamartinrn.bsky.social Hi you might be interested to join colleagues in Barcelona? drrhondawilson.com/blog/f/call-...

Does anyone have any idea why so many psychiatric hospitals have a problem with disclosing their data on coercive measures? A lot could be learnt from this and psychiatric services could be encouraged to reduce their coercive practices. #psychiatry #coercivemeasures #mentalhealth #restraintreduction

A good solution! #psychiatry #humanrights

🌍 UN Multistakeholder Hearing on NCDs: Matthew Jackman (Australian Centre for Lived Experience) calls for an end to institutionalized, coercive mental health care. 🔁 “Lived experience is expertise.” 💡 He urges funding for rights-based, peer-led, community-centered support systems. #UN #psychiatry

Reminder that there's no independent research into the physical & psychological safety of digital observation or on the ethics & acceptability of its implementation. 'Filming me sleep on ward made my mental health worse' www.bbc.com/news/article...

Soteria eine Alternative zur klassischen Psychiatrie. *** 16.6.2025 Vortrag in Wien *** #soteria #psychiatrie #plattformzukunftpsychiatrie

Psychiatry needs a change of scenery, a paradigm shift. #recovery #socialpsychiatry #humanrights #psychiatry #coercionfree

Die Psychiatrie braucht einen Tapetenwechsel. #UN-BRK #Nachbesprechungen

Respite homes, Soteria, and runaway houses are essential alternatives to conventional inpatient psychiatry—yet they often remain overshadowed by traditional care structures. It’s time for these approaches to gain greater recognition in psychiatric nursing!

📢 New Open-Access Book! Coercion & Violence in Mental Health Settings explores international perspectives on coercion & rights-based care, centring lived experience. 📖 Read my article: lnkd.in/evJpah3k 📚 Free book: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... How do we centre lived experience in reform?

Migration, Internierung und psychische Probleme: Eine neue US-Studie zeigt einen klaren Zusammenhang zwischen der Dauer der Internierung in Asylzentren und den psychischen Problemen der Internierten. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #migration #psychiatrie #aschaffenburg #psychscisky

In Zeiten globaler Umbrüche ist es essenziell, demokratische Strukturen zu bewahren. Sie sind der Schlüssel zu einer menschenrechtsbasierten Zukunft, auch in der Psychiatrie. www.transparente-psychiatrie.at?p=632

Psychiatry update 2025. When is a coercion free psychiatry possible? #psychiatry #coercion

Coercive practices (e.g. physical restraint) on mental health wards can have lasting harmful effects for service users. Service user, carer or inpatient staff member? Share your views and help shape the support available after restraint. More info. 👇 forms.office.com/e/xyHs346P3F

Nice to see the Bluesky community growing especially with users who are ready for a #PSYCHIATRY-PARADIGM-SHIFT towards a human rights-based psychiatry #trauma-informed-care approach. I look forward to exciting discussions on how best to reduce & ultimately abolish #coercive_measures in psychiatry.

To all my new followers, I've set up a reducing coercion and restrictive practices starter pack. Really hoping to build a vibrant community for sharing ideas. If you want to be added or know anyone who should be please let me know go.bsky.app/KB1ic8c

Moderated and structured debriefings after coercive measures, grounded in trauma-informed care, allow for reflection by both patients and staff. The goal is to identify ways to completely avoid the use of coercive measures, fostering a more supportive and respectful environment.

🇪🇺Safe the date: European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry 7-8.11 2024 Kraków 🇵🇱 Welcome to my presentation: The impact of coercive measures on the therapeutic relationship between patients and nurses in the psychiatric setting. An integrative Review.

🌍✨ 💪The goals are clear: Strengthening human rights in psychiatry and preserving the dignity of patients through the gradual abolition of coercive measures. 🧠📈 Together for a dignified and respectful psychiatry! 🤝🕊️

"Nurses are almost gaslighted into thinking it is part of their job to go through traumatic events and then just carry on" (Easthope, 2024)

We need human rights-based approaches for psychiatry. A good foundation for a paradigm shift is provided by peers, recovery, empowerment, soteria and trialogue. However, we still need a lot of attitude change and legislation.

The European Violence in Psychiatry Research Group (EViPRG) is a mental health research-focused network with more than 120 members in Europe. The vision is to work together to reduce coercion in mental health services, improve competency and quality of practice & address ongoing human rights issues.

Where are all the people who believe that psychiatry will be transformed into a psychiatry based on human rights? Give a sign! 🔥

This publication provides concrete recommendations for aligning laws, policies, and practices with human rights standards and for developing patient-centered care and support, considering factors such as gender, age, and cultural acceptance, to uphold human rights. 🌍🤝🧠 www.who.int/publications...

Does anyone have any idea why so many psychiatric hospitals have a problem with disclosing their data on coercive measures? A lot could be learnt from this and psychiatric services could be encouraged to reduce their coercive practices.

🌟 Psychiatry needs a change, and one crucial aspect is reducing coercion. 🤝 Let's prioritize compassionate care, informed consent, and alternative approaches to empower individuals on their path to healing. 💪💬 Together, we can create a more inclusive and empathetic mental health system. 💙

Core of psychiatric nursing: the therapeutic relationship —rooted in compassion, holistic care, and destigmatization of mental health 🌟. Emphasizing empowerment and human rights preserves dignity, autonomy, and respect for each individual's journey. ➡️nursing science ➡️coercion free psychiatry

The Training School is hosted by FOSTREN, a COST Action that aims to establish a sustainable, multidisciplinary network of researchers & practitioners focused on reducing the degree to which mental health services use coercion in hospital and community mental health services. www.fostren.eu

Coercive measures in psychiatry: 🚫🤚 It's time for a mindset shift! Let's prioritize empathy and collaboration over force. 💬 #MentalHealthAwareness

The Psychiatry of the Future: Peers & Recovery Guides take center stage. Social psychiatric approaches are being revolutionized, emphasizing relational work, RECOVERY & EMPOWERMENT. Medications are low-dose and voluntary. Coercive measures are a thing of the past. 🌱💪 ➡️ human right-based psychiatry

Die Psychiatrie der Zukunft: Peers & Genesungsbegleiter spielen eine zentrale Rolle. Sozialpsychiatrische Ansätze werden revolutioniert, Fokus liegt auf Beziehungsarbeit, RECOVERY & EMPOWERMENT. Medikamente nur gering dosiert und freiwillig. Zwangsmaßnahmen gehören der Vergangenheit an. 🌱💪

Wie wäre es, wenn Österreich 🇦🇹 endlich ein Benchmarking für die Psychiatrie einführt, um den Umgang mit Zwangsmaßnahmen zu verbessern? Durch den Austausch von Best Practices können Psychiatrien voneinander lernen und die Reduktion von Zwangsmaßnahmen vorantreiben. 🏥📊

FOSTREN, a COST-funded Action, aims reduce coercion in European mental health services. It fosters a multidisciplinary network of researchers and innovators to tackle coercive practices like outpatient commitment and physical restraint. More: fostren.eu 📊Transparente Psychiatrie

🧠VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY: Safewards model led to 300 interventions to reduce conflict and containment in wards. 10 were tested in a cluster randomized trial across 31 wards in 15 hospitals, resulting in a 15% decrease in conflict and a 24% decrease in containment rates. www.safewards.net

There is an urgent need to 🧠rethink psychiatry and pave the way for the abolition of coercive measures. 🌿 A crucial first step is the introduction of transparent benchmarking for coercive measures, isolation and all forms of involuntary treatment. www.transparente-psychiatrie.at