Methodological issues in monitoring the use of coercive measures

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 429-438

  Janssen, W A ^a   van de Sande, R ^b   Noorthoorn, E O ^a   Nijman, H L I ^c   Bowers, L ^d   Mulder, C L ^b   Smit, A ^a   Widdershoven, G A M ^e   Steinert, T ^f  

^a Kenniscentrum GGNet ^*  (Netherlands)

^b BAVO Europoort   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analysis; Coercive measures; Expressing outcome; Registration; Seclusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; REGISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STANDARDIZATION;

COERCION; DRUG THERAPY; EUROPE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ISOLATION; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 84855963752     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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