How dangerousness evolves after court-ordered compulsory psychiatric admission: explorative prospective observational cohort study

BackgroundCompulsory admission is commonly regarded as necessary and justified for patients whose psychiatric condition represents a severe danger to themselves and others. However, while studies on compulsory admissions have reported on various clinical and social outcomes, little research has focu...

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Main Authors: Mark H. de Jong, André I. Wierdsma, Antonius W. B. van Baars, Arthur R. Van Gool, Cornelis L. Mulder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2019-05-01
Series:BJPsych Open
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472419000218/type/journal_article