Abstract
Background: In England. rates of involuntary admissions increased in subgroups of patients. it is unknown whether this is true in other European countries. Aims: To establish whether the increase in emergency commitments was uniform across subgroups of patients and dangerousness criteria used to justify commitment in The Netherlands. Results: Commitments increased from 40.2 to 46.5 (16%) per 100,000 inhabitants. Controlling for population changes in age and sex, relatively large increases were found in patients over 50 years (25-40% increase), in patients with dementia (59%), 'other organic mental disorders' (40%) and substance abuse (36%). 'Arousing aggression', increased most strongly as a dangerousness criterion for commitment (30%). Conclusion: Changing patterns of commitments in The Netherlands and England might indicate a wider European shift in diagnoses and reasons for admission of committed patients. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
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Pages (from-to) | 331-336 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Law and Psychiatry |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |
Research programs
- EMC OR-01-58-01