Objectives
Coercive psychiatric treatment measures comprise
- forced admission to a psychiatric hospital
- involuntary detention after voluntary admission
- seclusion / isolation in a room that the patient is not allowed to leave
- restraint / fixation by holding and/or mechanical devices
- forced medication.
Influencing factors and outcomes of such coercive measures will be described, using structured assessment instruments. This will be done in 12 comparably sized regions in 12 European countries. Central assessment tool will be a computerised documentation system. The thus established database will be integrated with expert reports into guidelines on European best clinical practise, and widely disseminated.
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