[Effects of the Psychiatric Care Concept "Weddinger Modell" on Mechanical Coercive Measures].

The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of the implementation of the Recovery-orientated psychiatric care concept "Weddinger Modell" on mechanical coercive measures. A retrospective case-control study design was implemented, investigating 375 patients treated in in-patient care on three acute psychiatric wards who were selected at four different reporting dates. The study compared two groups of patients, one treated according to the Weddinger Modell (intervention group; n = 122) and the other one conventionally (control group; n = 235). The results show a significant reduction of the maximum frequency of restraint events as well as the duration of seclusion incidents in the group of patients treated according to the Weddinger Modell. In conclusion, the results indicate that the implementation of the Weddinger Modell and similar treatment concepts in inpatient psychiatric setting can help reduce coercion.