Psychologists and coercion: Decisions regarding involuntary psychiatric admission and treatment in a group of Norwegian psychologists

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 433-437

  Wynn, Rolf ^a,c   Myklebust, Lars Henrik ^b   Bratlid, Trond ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Psychiatric Research Centre of Northern Norway   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coercion; Inpatients; Psychiatry; Psychologists

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; NORWAY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COERCION; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID;

EID: 38849193436     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480701773139     Document Type: Article

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