Background Use of involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation varies widely within and between
countries. The factors that place individuals and populations at increased risk of involuntary …

Background An increasing number of children, adolescents and adults with intellectual
disabilities and/or autism are being admitted to general psychiatric wards and cared for by …

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

Background Identifying which factors contribute to involuntary psychiatric hospitalization
may support initiatives to reduce its frequency. This study examines the sociodemographic …

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

Background The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with a high risk of
involuntary psychiatric in-patient hospitalization both on the individual level and on the level …

Introduction Involuntary treatment may be a life‐saving option for extremely severe anorexia
nervosa (AN) in the context of life‐threatening conditions and refusal of care. The long‐term …

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

Migration process is a well-known risk factor for a number of mental disorders, particularly
psychotic, trauma-related and major mood disorders. However, refugees and asylum …

AIMS: The main objective of this study was to describe patients who were involuntarily
admitted to the emergency department of Lausanne University Hospital on involuntary …