Why do some voluntary patients feel coerced into hospitalisation? A mixed-methods study.

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This study aimed to investigate factors linked to perceived coercion at admission and during treatment among voluntary inpatients. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used. Two hundred seventy patients were screened for perceived coercion at admission. Those who felt coerced into admission rated their perceived coercion during treatment a month after admission. Patient characteristics and experiences were tested as predictors of coercion. In-depth interviews on experiences leading to pe...

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Authors: Katsakou, C; Marougka, S; Garabette, J; Rost, F; Yeeles, K

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Psychiatry research
• Volume: 187
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 275-282
• Publication date: 2011-05-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.01.001
• EISSN: 1872-7123
• ISSN: 0165-1781
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adult; Mental Disorders; Hospitalization; Observation; Prospective Studies; Patient Admission; Emotions; Young Adult; Female; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Follow-Up Studies; Regression Analysis; Humans; Perception; Male; Coercion