What is it about?
We studied which factors that were significant predictors of involuntary admission to a Norwegian psychiatric hospital. The diagnosis of a psychotic illness and the precense of some sort of emergency situation were important predictors.
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Why is it important?
We need to know more about risk factors for involuntary admission in order to reduce unneccesary admissions.
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Patients suffering from a psychotic illness and patients that are in some sort of emergency situation have an increased risk of involuntary admission.
Professor Rolf Wynn
UiT Norges arktiske universitet
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This page is a summary of: Factors of importance to involuntary admission, Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, September 2011, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2011.611252.
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