Involuntary admissions and coercive measures in psychiatric care: Registered and reported

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-42

  Kjellin, Lars ^a,b   Westrin, Claes Göran ^b  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SELF REPORT;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FAMILY MEMBERS; INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; MENTALLY ILL; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; STANDARDS; SURVEY; SWEDEN; VOLUNTARY ADMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COERCION; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 0032404872     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(97)00023-X     Document Type: Article

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