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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Relationships are central to psychiatric care.

Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

🌀 Being with – simply being there. In Soteria, healing doesn’t mean control – it means relationship. We sit with, not above. We listen, not dismiss. We are present, not absent. Sometimes the greatest gift isn’t an intervention, but a human being who stays – calm, present, and compassionate.

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Does anyone have any idea why so many psychiatric hospitals have a problem with disclosing their data on coercive measures? A lot could be learnt from this and psychiatric services could be encouraged to reduce their coercive practices. #psychiatry #coercivemeasures #mentalhealth #restraintreduction

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

🌍 UN Multistakeholder Hearing on NCDs: Matthew Jackman (Australian Centre for Lived Experience) calls for an end to institutionalized, coercive mental health care. 🔁 “Lived experience is expertise.” 💡 He urges funding for rights-based, peer-led, community-centered support systems. #UN #psychiatry

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Dr Andrew Grundy PhD @acgrundy.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Reminder that there's no independent research into the physical & psychological safety of digital observation or on the ethics & acceptability of its implementation. 'Filming me sleep on ward made my mental health worse' www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Call for Oxevision cameras to be banned in mental health patients' bedrooms

Former mental health patients are worried camera surveillance is being used without explicit consent.

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Soteria eine Alternative zur klassischen Psychiatrie. *** 16.6.2025 Vortrag in Wien *** #soteria #psychiatrie #plattformzukunftpsychiatrie

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Die Psychiatrie braucht einen Tapetenwechsel. #UN-BRK #Nachbesprechungen

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Respite homes, Soteria, and runaway houses are essential alternatives to conventional inpatient psychiatry—yet they often remain overshadowed by traditional care structures. It’s time for these approaches to gain greater recognition in psychiatric nursing!

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Nutmeg Hallett @drnutmeg.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

📢 New Open-Access Book! Coercion & Violence in Mental Health Settings explores international perspectives on coercion & rights-based care, centring lived experience. 📖 Read my article: lnkd.in/evJpah3k 📚 Free book: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... How do we centre lived experience in reform?

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Coercion and Violence in Mental Health Settings

This new edition integrates theoretical explanations, empirical findings and practical solutions from many countries and settings.

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Migration, Internierung und psychische Probleme: Eine neue US-Studie zeigt einen klaren Zusammenhang zwischen der Dauer der Internierung in Asylzentren und den psychischen Problemen der Internierten. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... #migration #psychiatrie #aschaffenburg #psychscisky

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Duration in Immigration Detention and Health Harms

This cross-sectional study of recently detained US immigrants examines the association of detention duration of 6 months or more with poor health, mental illness, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

In Zeiten globaler Umbrüche ist es essenziell, demokratische Strukturen zu bewahren. Sie sind der Schlüssel zu einer menschenrechtsbasierten Zukunft, auch in der Psychiatrie. www.transparente-psychiatrie.at?p=632

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Demokratie und Psychiatrie – Transparente Psychiatrie

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Psychiatry update 2025. When is a coercion free psychiatry possible? #psychiatry #coercion

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Lewys Beames @lewysbeames.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Coercive practices (e.g. physical restraint) on mental health wards can have lasting harmful effects for service users. Service user, carer or inpatient staff member? Share your views and help shape the support available after restraint. More info. 👇 forms.office.com/e/xyHs346P3F

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Nice to see the Bluesky community growing especially with users who are ready for a #PSYCHIATRY-PARADIGM-SHIFT towards a human rights-based psychiatry #trauma-informed-care approach. I look forward to exciting discussions on how best to reduce & ultimately abolish #coercive_measures in psychiatry.

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Nutmeg Hallett @drnutmeg.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

To all my new followers, I've set up a reducing coercion and restrictive practices starter pack. Really hoping to build a vibrant community for sharing ideas. If you want to be added or know anyone who should be please let me know go.bsky.app/KB1ic8c

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Moderated and structured debriefings after coercive measures, grounded in trauma-informed care, allow for reflection by both patients and staff. The goal is to identify ways to completely avoid the use of coercive measures, fostering a more supportive and respectful environment.

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

🇪🇺Safe the date: European Congress on Violence in Clinical Psychiatry 7-8.11 2024 Kraków 🇵🇱 Welcome to my presentation: The impact of coercive measures on the therapeutic relationship between patients and nurses in the psychiatric setting. An integrative Review.

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 05/07/2024

🌍✨ 💪The goals are clear: Strengthening human rights in psychiatry and preserving the dignity of patients through the gradual abolition of coercive measures. 🧠📈 Together for a dignified and respectful psychiatry! 🤝🕊️

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 12/04/2024

"Nurses are almost gaslighted into thinking it is part of their job to go through traumatic events and then just carry on" (Easthope, 2024)

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 25/02/2024

We need human rights-based approaches for psychiatry. A good foundation for a paradigm shift is provided by peers, recovery, empowerment, soteria and trialogue. However, we still need a lot of attitude change and legislation.

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 22/02/2024

The European Violence in Psychiatry Research Group (EViPRG) is a mental health research-focused network with more than 120 members in Europe. The vision is to work together to reduce coercion in mental health services, improve competency and quality of practice & address ongoing human rights issues.

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

Where are all the people who believe that psychiatry will be transformed into a psychiatry based on human rights? Give a sign! 🔥

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

This publication provides concrete recommendations for aligning laws, policies, and practices with human rights standards and for developing patient-centered care and support, considering factors such as gender, age, and cultural acceptance, to uphold human rights. 🌍🤝🧠 www.who.int/publications...

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 17/02/2024

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

🌟 Psychiatry needs a change, and one crucial aspect is reducing coercion. 🤝 Let's prioritize compassionate care, informed consent, and alternative approaches to empower individuals on their path to healing. 💪💬 Together, we can create a more inclusive and empathetic mental health system. 💙

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 15/02/2024

Core of psychiatric nursing: the therapeutic relationship —rooted in compassion, holistic care, and destigmatization of mental health 🌟. Emphasizing empowerment and human rights preserves dignity, autonomy, and respect for each individual's journey. ➡️nursing science ➡️coercion free psychiatry

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

The Training School is hosted by FOSTREN, a COST Action that aims to establish a sustainable, multidisciplinary network of researchers & practitioners focused on reducing the degree to which mental health services use coercion in hospital and community mental health services. www.fostren.eu

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

Coercive measures in psychiatry: 🚫🤚 It's time for a mindset shift! Let's prioritize empathy and collaboration over force. 💬 #MentalHealthAwareness

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

The Psychiatry of the Future: Peers & Recovery Guides take center stage. Social psychiatric approaches are being revolutionized, emphasizing relational work, RECOVERY & EMPOWERMENT. Medications are low-dose and voluntary. Coercive measures are a thing of the past. 🌱💪 ➡️ human right-based psychiatry

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

Die Psychiatrie der Zukunft: Peers & Genesungsbegleiter spielen eine zentrale Rolle. Sozialpsychiatrische Ansätze werden revolutioniert, Fokus liegt auf Beziehungsarbeit, RECOVERY & EMPOWERMENT. Medikamente nur gering dosiert und freiwillig. Zwangsmaßnahmen gehören der Vergangenheit an. 🌱💪

Eine Psychiatrie in der Zukunft im grünen Umfeld mit einem modernen architektonischen Gebäude.

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

Wie wäre es, wenn Österreich 🇦🇹 endlich ein Benchmarking für die Psychiatrie einführt, um den Umgang mit Zwangsmaßnahmen zu verbessern? Durch den Austausch von Best Practices können Psychiatrien voneinander lernen und die Reduktion von Zwangsmaßnahmen vorantreiben. 🏥📊

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

FOSTREN, a COST-funded Action, aims reduce coercion in European mental health services. It fosters a multidisciplinary network of researchers and innovators to tackle coercive practices like outpatient commitment and physical restraint. More: fostren.eu 📊Transparente Psychiatrie

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

🧠VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN PSYCHIATRY: Safewards model led to 300 interventions to reduce conflict and containment in wards. 10 were tested in a cluster randomized trial across 31 wards in 15 hospitals, resulting in a 15% decrease in conflict and a 24% decrease in containment rates. www.safewards.net

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Florian Wostry @florianwostry.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

There is an urgent need to 🧠rethink psychiatry and pave the way for the abolition of coercive measures. 🌿 A crucial first step is the introduction of transparent benchmarking for coercive measures, isolation and all forms of involuntary treatment. www.transparente-psychiatrie.at

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