Kullgren G, Jacobsson L, Lynöe N, Kohn R, Levav I. Practices and attitudes among Swedish
psychiatrists regarding the ethics of compulsory treatment. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1996: 93 …

The Norwegian government has chosen to retain a treatment criterion in the Mental Health
Care Act despite the opposition of several user organizations. From a critical user …

In a conceptual frame of reference a distinction is made between different aspects of
coercion (formal, perceived and evaluated) and different levels of coercion (hospitalization …

In Sweden, recommendations and reforms in psychiatric care have increasingly stressed
respect for patient autonomy and justice with less emphasis on medical and social …

Background Involuntary treatment is a key issue in healthcare ethics. In this study, ethical
issues relating to involuntary psychiatric treatment are investigated through interviews with …

Purpose The role of compulsory treatment of serious mental disorders has been the topic of
ongoing public debate involving among others mental health professionals, service …

The introduction of a new Civil Commitment Act in Sweden in 1992 involved a shift of
emphasis from medical to judicial authority. Little is known about general patient attitudes to …

In an interview study carried out in the Psychiatric Clinic of Tampere University Hospital,
patients with functional psychoses showed positive attitudes towards involuntary psychiatric …

During the past decades the Western countries have paid attention to their Mental Health
legislation, in particular, by making changes concerning involuntary treatment. In Western …

Admission to a closed ward was analyzed at the Department of Psychiatry, University of
Oulu using 888 patients and their 1861 assessment and treatment episodes. Of all referrals …