Differences in perceived coercion at admission to psychiatric hospitals in the Nordic countries

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-247

  Kjellin, Lars ^a   Høyer, Georg ^b   Engberg, Marianne ^c   Kaltiala Heino, Rittakerttu ^d   Sigurjónsdóttir, Maria ^e  

^a Psychiatric Research Centre   (Sweden)

^b Institute of Community Medicine   (Norway)

^c Center of Public Health   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^e Blakstad Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Commitment of mentally ill; International variation; Involuntary hospitalisation; Legislation; Perceived coercion; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICELAND; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NORWAY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COERCION; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33645226472     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-005-0024-0     Document Type: Article

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