2012
DOI: 10.1007/s11126-012-9228-0
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Impact of Psychiatrists’ Qualifications on the Rate of Compulsory Admissions

Abstract: Despite efforts to reduce coercion in psychiatry, involuntary hospitalizations remain frequent, representing more than half of all admissions in some European regions. Since October 2006, only certified psychiatrists are authorized to require a compulsory admission to our facility, while before all physicians were, including residents. The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of this change of procedure on the proportion compulsory admissions. All medical records of patients admitted respectively 4… Show more

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“…However, most other studies investigated general referrals for psychiatric care or involuntary referrals, without investigating eventual disallowance rates . Other studies with similar subjects were conducted in settings that were not comparable with the Norwegian system .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, most other studies investigated general referrals for psychiatric care or involuntary referrals, without investigating eventual disallowance rates . Other studies with similar subjects were conducted in settings that were not comparable with the Norwegian system .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The 'front loading' of the assessment process with early involvement of senior clinicians should allow for a reduction in admissions, the rapid deploy ment of evidence-based interventions and the minimisation of coercion (Eytan et al, 2013). 'Front loading' is already used in systems where in-patient care is expensive (Harrison, 2004) and where risk and the need for restrictive measures are rapidly assessed.…”
Section: Rapid Clinical and Risk Assessmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, assessment of risk related to severe mental illness among members of different professions displayed considerable variation in determining risk of danger, and that professionals are easily swayed by small contextual changes in psychiatric situations. Indeed, a study of Swiss commitment proceedings comparing civil commitment prior to and following a law change that allowed only psychiatrists to involuntarily commit a person displayed a 25% decrease in the likelihood of commitment after the laws changed (Eytan, Chatton, Safran, & Khazaal, 2013).…”
Section: Involuntary Psychiatric Civil Commitment In the United Statementioning
confidence: 99%