The burden of severe and persistent mental illness is high. Beside somatic treatment and
psychotherapeutic interventions, treatment options for patients with severe mental illness …

Background: Observational research has found that involuntary treatment provides limited
benefits in terms of long-term clinical outcomes. Our aim was to review literature on existing …

Background. While polypharmacy is common in long-term residential psychiatric patients,
prescription combinations may, from an evidence-based perspective, be irrational …

Background Norway introduced capacity-based legislation in mental healthcare on 1
September 2017 with the aim of increasing patient autonomy and legal protection and …

Several strands of thought, international law and clinical practice shaped the emergence of
supported decision making in mental health care: the UN Convention on the Rights of …

Background People with a severe mental illness (SMI) have shorter life expectancy and
poorer quality of life compared to the general population. Most years lost are due to …

Aim A series of legal regulations on the use of coercive measures in psychiatry initiated a
vivid medico-ethical debate during the last year. The changed legal bases now require the …

Objective Treatment of schizophrenia is frequently complicated by patients' ambivalence
and lack of insight into the disease, occasionally warranting involuntary treatment. This study …

Persons with severe mental illnesses (SMI) often lack access to effective treatments. The
authors describe the Implementing Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) Project, designed to …

Purpose Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) might require coordinated health
services to meet their healthcare needs. The overall aim of this study was to describe the …