Involuntary psychiatric hospital treatment among 12- to 17-year-olds in Finland: A nationwide register study

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 367-371

  Sourander, André ^a   Korkeila, Jyrki ^b   Turunen, Merja Maaria ^c  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescent psychiatry; Involuntary treatment; Psychiatric services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031753752     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039489850139382     Document Type: Article

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