Review of studies on committed patients: Methodologic problems when determining the diagnostic profile

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 211-215

  Poulsen, Henrik Day ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coercion; Commitment; Diagnoses; Involuntary admission; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0032698911     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/080394899427223     Document Type: Article

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