Joint Crisis Plans or Crisis Cards for People With Severe Mental Disorders to Reduce Coercion in Psychiatric Care.

Inclusion Criteria: * mental capacity to consent the participation in the study * principal diagnosis according to criteria in ICD-10 main groups F20-F29 or F30-F39 * patient is residing in the care area of the clinic OR currently at least 2nd inpatient hospital stay in this clinic OR currently treated in a psychiatric outpatients department of the participating clinic * at least one psychiatric hospital stay within the last 24 months in any clinic including the current stay OR patient has a history of coercion (involuntary hospitalization, mechanical restraint, isolation, forced medication) in any clinic including the current stay Exclusion Criteria: * clinical impression of insufficient cognitive capacity * insufficient understanding of the German language * planned transfer to involuntary long-term inpatient care or forensic facilities * serious somatic or organic brain disorder (dementia e.g.) or more than slight mental retardation