Patients' views of involuntary hospital admission after 1 and 3 months: prospective study in 11 European countries

Abstract

Legislation and practice of involuntary hospital admission vary substantially among European countries, but differences in outcomes have not been studied. Aims - To explore patients' views following involuntary hospitalisation in different European countries.

Keywords

• psychiatric-care
• mentally-ill
• experiences
• coercion
• relatives
• ethics
• people