Objectives Compulsory mental health care includes compulsory hospitalisation and
outpatient commitment with medication treatment without consent. Uncertain evidence of the …

The Norwegian government has chosen to retain a treatment criterion in the Mental Health
Care Act despite the opposition of several user organizations. From a critical user …

We present epidemiologic data on compulsory admission in Europe and compare the
legislations and practices on compulsory admission and treatment of psychiatric patients in …

Background: On the eve of reform of the 1983 Mental Health Act (MHA), little is known about
how decisions to admit people under its powers are made. Aims: To describe non-clinical …

Background The increasing rate of compulsory admission to psychiatric inpatient beds in
England is worrying. Studying variation between places and services could be key to …

Background Compulsory treatment in mental health care has continuously increased for
years. Registration of court ordered compulsory psychiatric care is based upon counts of …

Background: Compulsory hospitalisation in mental healthcare is contested. For ethical and
legal reasons, it should only be used as a last resort. Geographical variation could indicate …

Background: As part of a Nordic comparative study on contact rates of new patients and use
of services in seven catchment areas, rates of compulsory care and use of compulsory …

Background Since the introduction of the new Dutch law on compulsory mental health care,
the Bopz, there has been a marked increase in the number of compulsory admissions in …

Objective A variety of measures are used for reporting levels of compulsory psychiatric
hospitalisation. This complicates comparisons between studies and makes it hard to …