Trends in the use of coercive measures in Finnish psychiatric hospitals: a register analysis of the past two decades
Abstract Background Coercive measures is a topic that has long been discussed in the field of psychiatry. Despite global reports of reductions in the use of restraint episodes due to new regulations, it is still questionable if practices have really changed over time. For this study, we examined the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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Series: | BMC Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2200-x |