Background It is an important objective of the psychiatric services to keep the use of
involuntary procedures to a minimum, as the use of coercion involves clinical, ethical, and …

Variations in the rates of involuntary admission (IA) reflect the influence of unexplained
contextual variables that are typically too heterogeneous to be included in systematic …

Background: Involuntary admission (IA) for psychiatric treatment has a history of
controversial discussions. We aimed to describe characteristics of a cohort of involuntarily …

There is international interest in, and continued concern about, the potential long‐term
impact of involuntary admission to psychiatric institutions, and the effect this coercive action …

Psychiatric emergencies occur frequently in the community setting, eg the patient's home or
public places. Little is known about the characteristics and outcome of these situations. This …

Background Involuntary admission (IA) for psychiatric treatment is a massive restriction of
human rights. Therefore, its execution is regulated by law. During executing IAs referring …

Background Patients with severe mental illness may be subjected to Community Treatment
Orders (CTOs) in order to secure that the patients adhere to treatment. Few studies have …

Involuntary hospitalization is a frequently discussed intervention physicians must sometimes
execute. Because this intervention has serious implications for the citizens' civil liberties it is …

Introduction: Involuntary admissions to psychiatric hospitals, regardless of their beneficial
effects, violate the patients' autonomy. To keep such measures at a minimum and develop …

Although endangerment towards others is a criterion for an involuntary admission in many
countries, research on risk assessment of endangerment among involuntarily admitted …