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 …

BacKGrOUND: in Italy compulsory admission (ca) in psychiatry is governed in accordance
with law 833/78 establishing that" all treatments are voluntary" and that" the health …

Background: Few studies, so far, have been specifically designed to highlight the features
related to Compulsory Admissions (CA) and Voluntary Admissions (VA) in Italian psychiatric …

Objective–The aim of the study was to investigate the attitudes in the decision making
process for admitting patients compulsorily under the Italian Law 180/78. Setting–A group of …

Compulsory admissions represent a significant proportion of psychiatric hospitalizations. A
wide variation seems to exist internationally regarding legal frameworks, administrative …

Aims: In Italy, Law no. 180 of 1978 changed the legal requirements for compulsory
admissions to psychiatric inpatient facilities. This paper reports data on compulsory …

Many studies have found high levels of compulsory admission (CA) among non-affective
psychoses. Aims of the present study were to investigate whether there was a mere …

Purpose We evaluated the differences between demographic (age, sex, nationality,
employment, housing, schooling, support administrator), clinical (hospitalization reason …

Involuntary hospitalization has long been a contentious issue worldwide. In Greece, the
frequency of compulsory admissions is assumed to be alarmingly high; however, no study …

Background: In Italy, psychiatric compulsory treatments are regulated by Law 180 of 13-5-
1978 that establishes three criteria: 1) acute psychiatric conditions requiring urgent …