Effect of coercive measures on treatment outcome in involuntarily admitted patients in Amsterdam

ObjectiveThe prevalence of involuntary admissions rose the last forty years in European countries, including the Netherlands. Involuntary admissions result in seclusion, physical restraint and forced medication in approximately 40% of patients. We looked at whether treatment outcomes differ in patie...

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Main Authors: L. F. M. van der Post, K. J. Nusselder, J. Peen, U. Nabitz, J. M. Dekker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1240129/full