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The importance of user controlled research on coercion

Coercion in psychiatry is one of the main topics in user/survivor movement worldwide. At the same time user controlled research in this field is almost non existent [1, 2]. The reasons for this situation will be analyzed, the need for research on coercion and the obstacles that research done by users/survivors faces. The presentation will also outline possible methodologies, their advantages and their potential.

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  2. Turner M, Beresford P: User Controlled Research – Its Meanings and Potential. 2005, London, UK: Shaping Our Lives and the Center for Citizen Participation, Brunel University

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Russo, J. The importance of user controlled research on coercion. BMC Psychiatry 7 (Suppl 1), S59 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-7-S1-S59

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