Coercion in patients who at their first contact with the psychiatric services system were diagnosed within the schizophrenia-spectrum in Denmark. A register study

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-81

  Øhlenschlæger, Johan ^a   Nordentoft, Merete ^b  

^a Sct Hans Hospital   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Coercive measures; First episode schizophrenia spectrum disorder

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ACUTE PSYCHOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; REGISTER; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; COERCION; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGISTRIES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 42049091457     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480801979628     Document Type: Article

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