Trends in the use of coercive measures in Finnish psychiatric hospitals: a register analysis of the past two decades by Maritta Välimäki, Min Yang, Tero Vahlberg, Tella Lantta, Virve Pekurinen, Minna Anttila, Sharon-Lise Normand

“…Conclusions Despite the decreasing national level of coercive measures used in Finnish psychiatric hospitals, the overall reduction has been small during the last two decades. …”
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Community health services and risk of readmission in public psychiatric hospitals of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 2005-2011 by Fernando Madalena Volpe, Isabela Pinto Braga, Eliane Mussel da Silva

“…Methods All admission records from 2005 to 2011 in the two public psychiatric hospitals of Belo Horizonte were included (n=19,723). …”
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Suicide and its relationship with demographic variables, psychiatric diagnosis and duration of disorders in patients of Ghods psychiatric hospital by Sohrabi F, Yousefi F, Esfandyari G, Saed G, Abdollahi N, Bakhivushi Sh

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Adverse childhood experiences among patients with substance use disorders at a referral psychiatric hospital in Kenya by Sarah Kanana Kiburi, Keneilwe Molebatsi, Anne Obondo, Mary W. Kuria

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Prevalence and clinical and coercion characteristics of patients who abscond during inpatient care from psychiatric hospital by Guru S Gowda, Abel Thamby, Vinay Basavaraju, R Nataraja, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Suresh Bada Math

Subjects: “…psychiatry Key message: a) Patients absconding from psychiatric hospitals pose a serious mental health concern. b) Absconding patients with mental illness had the tendency to harm themselves and wander away from home. c) There is a need to adopt a uniform guideline and legal provision across the country to deal with the absconding persons with mental illness.…”
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The effects of horticultural therapy on the functionality of psychotic patients employed in the green unit of the psychiatric hospital of thessaloniki greece by K. Kontos, S. Koutsou, A. Sismanidi, N. Theodoropoulou, V. Nikolopoulou, M. Filippiadou, G. Papazisis

“…In Greece, the Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki was the first that organized a organized Rehabilitation Program approved by the Greek Ministry of Health, the “Green Unit - Monada Prasinou”. …”
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The Effectiveness of Pay-for-Performance Program of Diabetes Care for Psychiatric Patients: A Regional Psychiatric Hospital Experience by Chin-Chou Yang, Tsuo-Hung Lan, Wei-Cheng Tsai, Ming-Chen Guo, Yee-Yung Ng, Shiao-Chi Wu

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Analysis of risk factors for delirium in critically ill patients in a psychiatric hospital： a retrospective study by Tao Weiqun, Ye Xiaoying, Ren Li'na, Xie Xinhui, Deng Haihua, Chen Baixin, Li Yun

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Who determines to discharge against medical advice from an acute psychiatric hospitalization: A clinical study by Yun- Yun Hsieh, Hui- Yun Huang, Ching- Yen Chen

Subjects: “…acute psychiatric hospitalization…”
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Study of mental exhaustion experienced by family caregivers of patients with mental disorders, Zahedan Psychiatric Hospital, 2000 by A Navidian, AR Salar, A Hashemi Nia, A Keikhaei

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Chronic Pain, Mood Disorders and Substance Use: Outcomes of Interdisciplinary Care in a Residential Psychiatric Hospital by Buono FD, Savage SR, Cerrito B, O'Connell J, Garakani A, Ackerman S, Cutter CJ

“…Frank D Buono,1 Seddon R Savage,2 Brianna Cerrito,3 Julianne O’Connell,3 Amir Garakani,1,3 Sigurd Ackerman,3 Christopher J Cutter4 1Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA; 3Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, CT, USA; 4Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USACorrespondence: Frank D Buono Tel + 1-203-9372309 *118Fax + 1-203-6040542Email frank.buono@yale.eduPurpose: The objective is to report outcomes of an interdisciplinary group-based residential chronic pain recovery program (CPRC), located in a private non-profit psychiatric hospital. The chronic pain program was aimed at treatment and engagement in self-care of both pain and co-occurring disorders in a residential facility that also offered treatment for specific psychiatric disorders.Patients and Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted that included a convenience sample of 131 patients admitted from March 2012 through August 2017 who completed treatment. …”
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Awareness and acceptance of harm reduction services in a Nigerian psychiatric hospital: Patients' and family caregivers' perspective by Justus Uchenna Onu, Francis C Chinawa, Ujunwa C Nduanya, Nonso B C Maduka, Theclar Ogochukwu Iyidobi, Monday N Igwe

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Profile of patients treated with malariotherapy in a psychiatric hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil: a historical note by Guilherme Astor Torres, Maria Helena Itaqui Lopes, Edson Medeiros Cheuiche, Luiz Gustavo Guilhermano

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurses towards hand washing in infection prevention and control at a psychiatric hospital by M. Bimerew, F. Muhawenimana

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Prevalence of depression in persons with schizophrenia – A cross-sectional study from a tertiary psychiatric hospital by Reshma Susan Mathew, Indu V Nair

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which 225 patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia according to DSM-5 who availed outpatient or inpatient services from a tertiary psychiatric hospital were included. Socio-demographic data were collected using a structured proforma. …”
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The experience of long stay in high and medium secure psychiatric hospitals in England: qualitative study of the patient perspective by Jessica Holley, Tim Weaver, Birgit Völlm

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“ … I felt completely stranded”: liminality and recognition of personhood in the experiences of suicidal women admitted to psychiatric hospital by Julia Hagen, Birthe Loa Knizek, Heidi Hjelmeland

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how patients experience their suicidality and how they experience being in a psychiatric hospital. Methods: This is part of a field study, and the article is based on data collected in interactions with 11 women who were admitted to a psychiatric hospital and were struggling with suicidality. …”
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Differences of legal regulations concerning involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in twelve European countries: implications for clinical practice by Rymaszewska Joanna, Torres-González Francisco, Kallert Thomas

Nurses’, patients’, and informal caregivers’ attitudes toward aggression in psychiatric hospitals: A comparative survey study by Maritta Välimäki, Joyce Lam, Daniel Bressington, Teris Cheung, Wai Kit Wong, Po Yee Ivy Cheng, Chi Fai Ng, Tony Ng, Chun Pong Yam, Glendy Ip, Lee Paul

“…This study examined and compared attitudes toward patient aggression in psychiatric hospitals from the perspectives of nurses, patients and informal caregivers and identified factors associated to these attitudes. …”
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Identifying a probable suicide cluster in an acute care psychiatric hospital in the Eastern Cape, South Africa by Ruwayda Jacobs, Christoffel Grobler, Johanita Strumpher

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