Table 4 Incidents followed by coercive measures
From: Frequency and severity of aggressive incidents in acute psychiatric wards in Switzerland
| Â | Â | Â | 3 most frequently used forms of coercion in response to the aggressive incidents n (%*) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of incident | n | Followed by coercive measure n (%) | Seclusion | Seclusion + medication p.o. | Seclusion + forced injection |
All incidents | 760 | 406 (53.4%) | 110 (14.5%) | 96 (12.6%) | 37 (4.9%) |
Incidents with SOAS-R severity ≥ 9 | 396 | 266 (67.2%) | 72 (18.2%) | 64 (16.2%) | 28 (7.1%) |
Physical aggression | 403 | 253 (62.8%) | 71 17.6% | 53 (13.2%) | 28 (6.9%) |
Verbal aggression | 357 | 153 (42.9%) | 39 (10.9%) | 43 (12.0%) | 9 (2.5%) |
Physical attacks | 252 | 164 (65.1%) | 55 (21.8%) | 32 (12.7%) | 21 (8.3%) |