A qualitative meta-synthesis of service users' and carers' experiences of assessment and involuntary hospital admissions under mental health legislations: a five-year …

G Bartl, R Stuart, N Ahmed, K Saunders, S Loizou… - BMC psychiatry, 2024 - Springer
Background Compulsory admissions occur in psychiatric hospitals around the world. They
result in coercive and sometimes traumatic experiences for service users and carers. Legal …

Ethical Issues in Clinical Decision-Making about Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment: A Scoping Review

CD Laureano, C Laranjeira, A Querido, MA Dixe… - Healthcare, 2024 - mdpi.com
In mental health and psychiatric care, the use of involuntary psychiatric treatment for people
with mental disorders is still a central and contentious issue. The main objective of this …

Outcome of Involuntary Mental Health Assessment in a Psychiatric Department in Greece

V Papadopoulou, A Arvaniti, E Kalamara, E Georgaca… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite their controversiality, involuntary admissions in psychiatric departments remain a
central issue in mental health care. The present study aims to identify demographic and …

Exploring pathways to compulsory detention in psychiatric hospital and ways to prevent repeat detentions; Service user perspectives

M Birken, A Kular, P Nyikavaranda, J Parkinson… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Purpose: This study, co-produced by a team of academics, lived experience researchers
and clinicians, explores the views and experiences of people who have been compulsorily …