Increase in involuntary psychiatric treatment and child welfare placements in Finland 1996-2003: A nationwide register study

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 146-152

  Siponen, Ulla ^a,b   Välimäki, Maritta ^a,c   Kaivosoja, Matti ^a,d   Marttunen, Mauri ^e,f,g,h   Kaltiala Heino, Riittakerttu ^i,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b The Hospital District of Southwest Finland ^*  (Finland)

^c HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND   (Finland)

^d Ctrl Hospital of Central Pohjanmaa   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^f KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

ⁱ TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

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Author keywords

Adolescence; Child welfare services; Involuntary treatment; Placement; Psychiatric health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COERCION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 34247515620     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-006-0148-x     Document Type: Article

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