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

BackgroundCoercion in psychiatry is a controversial issue. Identifying its predictors and their
interaction using traditional statistical methods is difficult, given the large number of …

The increasing rates of involuntary hospitalization constitute a major ethical issue in
psychiatric practice. The present cohort study endeavours to investigate the relationship …

Background: Involuntary psychiatric admissions are a widely used practice despite ethical
concerns about coercion. There are particular concerns that vulnerable groups, such as …

BackgroundDespite multiple ethical issues and little evidence of their efficacy, compulsory
admission and treatment are still common psychiatric practice. Therefore, we aimed to …

Purpose We explored associations between clinical factors, including eating disorder
psychopathology and more general psychopathology, and involuntary treatment in patients …

Background: Patients in psychiatric wards typically have very limited access to individual
psychological therapy. Inpatients often have significant time available, and an important …

This research addresses the critical issue of identifying factors contributing to admissions to
acute mental health (MH) wards for individuals presenting to the emergency department …

Background/Objectives: In Belgium, involuntary psychiatric hospitalization is authorized in
the presence of certain criteria governed by the law relating to the protection of the mentally …

Background: According to federal and cantonal law, persons with an acute mental illness
can be admitted to a psychiatric hospital or another suitable institution against their will …