Increased use of coercive procedures and prolonged hospitalization in compulsory admitted psychotic patients, who refuse antipsychotic medication

Current Danish legislation imposes that compulsory admitted psychotic patients have the right to refuse antipsychotic medication, which markedly delays pertinent medical treatment. In a retrospective, observational cohort study, we analyzed data from a 1-year period on 34 consecutively admitted pati...

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Published in:	Nordic journal of psychiatry Vol. 74; no. 5; pp. 1 - 326
Main Authors:	Nielsen, Mette Ødegaard, Milting, Kristina, Brandt-Christensen, Anne Mette, Ebdrup, Bjørn H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 03-07-2020
Subjects:	Compulsory hospitalization coercive measures psychiatric legislation forced medication
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