Patients' experience of involuntary psychiatric care: Good opportunities and great losses

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 639-647

  Johansson, I M ^a,c   Lundman, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coercion; Experience; Involuntary care; Narratives; Patients; Psychiatric care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036885146     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.2002.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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