Ward Atmosphere and Patient Satisfaction in Psychiatric Hospitals With Different Ward Settings and Door Policies. Results From a Mixed Methods Study

Background: Open-door policies in psychiatry are discussed as a means to improve the treatment of involuntarily committed patients in various aspects. Current research on open-door policies focuses mainly on objective effects, such as the number of coercive interventions or serious incidents. The ai...

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Main Authors: Simone Agnes Efkemann, Johannes Bernard, Janice Kalagi, Ina Otte, Bianca Ueberberg, Hans-Jörg Assion, Swantje Zeiß, Peter W. Nyhuis, Jochen Vollmann, Georg Juckel, Jakov Gather
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00576/full