The Nordic comparative study on sectorized psychiatry: Rates of compulsory care and use of compulsory admissions during a 1-year follow-up

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 99-104

  Hansson, L ^a   Muus, S ^b   Saarento, O ^d   Vinding, H R ^c   Gostas G ^d   Sandlund, M ^d   Zandren T ^d   Oiesvold T ^e  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Mental Health Center Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Department of Psychiatry ^*

^e Nordland Psychiatric Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Compulsory care; Sectorized psychiatry; Service use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NORWAY; PSYCHOSIS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032950843     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001270050118     Document Type: Article

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