Clinical course and prevalence of coercive measures: an observational study among involuntarily hospitalised psychiatric patients

Clinical course and prevalence of coercive measures: an observational study among involuntarily hospitalised psychiatric patients

AIMS OF THE STUDY In daily clinical work, coercion continues to be highly prevalent, with rates differing between countries and sometimes even within countries or between wards of the same hospital. Previous research found inconsistent characteristics of individuals who underwent coerciv...

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Main Authors: Florian Hotzy, Sonja Mötteli, Anastasia Theodoridou, Andres R. Schneeberger, Erich Seifritz, Paul Hoff, Matthias Jäger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2018-04-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
coercion
coercive medication
involuntary hospitalisation
restraint
seclusion
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2479

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