Abstract:IntroductionDeinstitutionalization in Crete, as part of the psychiatric reform, resulted in the closure of the only psychiatric hospital of the island in 2006.ObjectivesTo explore the trends of yearly involuntary admissions in the Psychiatric Department of the University Hospital of Crete (PD/UHC) (2008-2011), the only inpatient public unit to receive involuntary admissions in a region of 400,000 residents, and the profile of the patients admitted.AimsTo find possible associations between the closure of the Ps… Show more
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