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ArticlePsychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law2026

Is the continuum of coercion in psychiatry really a continuum? A statistical implication analysis.

Philippe Golay, Benedetta Silva, Debora Martinez, Mizué Bachelard, Nolan Pedro Fernando, Jonathan Perrin, Charles Bonsack, Stéphane Morandi

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Philippe GolayService of Community Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Benedetta SilvaService of Community Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Debora MartinezService of Community Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Mizué BachelardService of Community Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Nolan Pedro FernandoService of Community Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Jonathan PerrinService of Community Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Charles BonsackService of Community Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Stéphane MorandiService of Community Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Abstract

Formal coercion in psychiatry is widely studied, but less is known about informal coercion. Coercion is mostly viewed as a continuum, with formal coercion considered the most severe. The question of whether informal coercion might be perceived as even more severe remains unevaluated. We aimed to compare the perceived severity of formal coercion among psychiatric patients with four domains of severe informal coercion (finance, housing, criminal justice and child custody). A total of 456 psychiatric patients were evaluated using Rasch analysis and statistical implication analysis. All four domains of severe informal coercion were found to be more severe than formal coercion, with coercion involving child custody perceived as the most severe. The perceived seriousness of severe informal coercion may be a counter-example to the idea of a 'continuum of coercion'. The degree of severity of formal and informal coercion may not correspond to the lived experiences of the patients concerned.

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informal coercionperceived coercionRasch analysisstatistical implicationtreatment pressures

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