Post-incident treatment following coercive measures: a Delphi study

Background Coercive measures may traumatize patients and may disturb their relationship to carers. To maintain a good therapeutic relationship and to help avoid future coercion carers should address the aftermath of coercion with the patients involved. Much variation exists regarding postincident treatment and Swiss data show that only about 30% of patients receive such treatment. Thus, the study objective was to ascertain the possible content of postincident treatment.