Coercion in psychiatric care - Patients' and relatives' experiences from four Swedish psychiatric services

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-159

  Kjellin, Lars ^a   Andersson, Kristina ^b   Bartholdson, Erik ^c   Candefjord, Inga Lill ^b   Holmstrøm, Helge ^d   Jacobsson, Lars ^e   Sandlund, Mikael ^e   Wallsten, Tuula ^b   Östman, Margareta ^f  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Västerås Hospital   (Sweden)

^c Regionens Hus   (Sweden)

^d Nordlandssykehuset Lofoten   (Norway)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Compulsory psychiatric care; Patients; Perceived coercion; Relatives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOSIS; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COERCION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 2442536200     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480410005549     Document Type: Article

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