Background: Coercion is routinely used in psychiatry. Its benefits and drawbacks are
controversially debated. In addition, the majority of persons with mental health problems are …

Objectives The study examines the clinical determinants of involuntary psychiatric
hospitalization. Specifically, it investigates whether distinct clinical profiles of hospitalized …

Abstract Background In the Canadian Province of British Columbia (BC), the BC Mental
Health Act permits involuntary care for treating mental disorders. However, the Act has also …

Repeated psychiatric readmissions are a particular challenge in the treatment of substance
use disorders and are associated with substantial burden for patients and their associates …

Background: Involuntary treatment for adults not in the criminal justice system with
substance use disorders (SUD) is controversial. Canadian governments recently have …

Background: The Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine La Societe medicale canadienne
sur l'addiction Policy Committee created a task force to conduct a systematic review …

Background: Italy was one of the first European countries adopting the need for treatment
criteria for compulsory admission (CA). The aim of the present study was to confirm whether …

Because they are viewed as violent, unpredictable, and dangerous, psychiatric patients
experience a great deal of stigma. People with mental illnesses who are stigmatized may …

Open doors in psychiatry have been a subject of controversy in recent years. While some
studies postulate the clinical necessity of closed doors, others challenge the theoretical …

In 2017 and 2018 Australia almost implemented laws to require unemployed people to
undertake mandatory drug testing and treatment. Debate about linking welfare with …