How can variations in civil commitment rates within and between countries be understood?
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Methods One psychiatric setting in Denmark, three in Finland, one in Iceland, four in Norway and three in Sweden participated in this part of the Nordic study on the use of coercion in the mental health care system. Data from medical records and related documents were registered for about 5,500 admissions of committed and voluntarily admitted patients in the years 1996–1999. A registration form specially designed for the study was used, including demographical and medical data and data on legal status for each admission. Information about the structure of the participating wards was collected separately.
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