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Bartl G, Stuart R, Ahmed N, Saunders K, Loizou S, Brady G, Gray H, Grundy A, Jeynes T, Nyikavaranda P, Persaud K, Raad A, Foye U, Simpson A, Johnson S, Lloyd-Evans B. A qualitative meta-synthesis of service users' and carers' experiences of assessment and involuntary hospital admissions under mental health legislations: a five-year update. BMC Psychiatry 2024; 24:476. [PMID: 38937705 PMCID: PMC11209989 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05914-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Compulsory admissions occur in psychiatric hospitals around the world. They result in coercive and sometimes traumatic experiences for service users and carers. Legal and service reforms in various countries are intended to reduce rates of detention and improve service user experience. We aimed to inform policy and service delivery by providing an up-to-date synthesis of qualitative evidence on service users' and carers' experiences of assessment and detention under mental health legislation, updating previous reviews in which we searched for literature published up to 2018. METHODS We searched five bibliographic databases for studies published between January 2018 and March 2023. We identified 24 additional studies reporting qualitative investigations of service users' or carers' experiences of assessment or detention under mental health legislation. A team including researchers with relevant personal experience analysed and synthesised data using a thematic synthesis approach. RESULTS Findings suggest that views on compulsory admissions and assessment varied: many reports highlighted its often negative, traumatic impacts on emotional well-being and self-worth, with fewer accounts of it as an opportunity to access help and support, accompanied by feelings of relief. Experiences of racial discrimination, inequality of access, and dissatisfaction with support before and after hospital stay were more prominent than in our previous reviews. CONCLUSIONS Increasing service user and carer involvement in treatment decisions, provision of timely information at key stages of the admission process, training of key personnel, addressing the issue of discrimination, and investing in community alternatives of inpatient care may contribute to and lead to better overall treatment experiences. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION The study protocol has been registered in the PROSPERO database on 30th May 2023 (CRD42023423439).
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- Gergely Bartl
- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
- Lived Experience Working Group, University College London, London, UK
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- Lived Experience Working Group, University College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
- Lived Experience Working Group, University College London, London, UK
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- Lived Experience Working Group, University College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
- Camden and Islington National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- NIHR Policy Research Unit for Mental Health, Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.
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Roennfeldt H, Hamilton BE, Hill N, Castles C, Glover H, Byrne L, Roper C. Our Wished-for Responses: Recommendations for Creating a Lived and Embodied Sense of Safety During Mental Health Crisis. Health Expect 2024; 27:e14122. [PMID: 38898606 PMCID: PMC11186845 DOI: 10.1111/hex.14122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 05/26/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Medical interventions have a place in crisis support; however, narrow biomedical and risk-driven responses negatively impact people seeking crisis care. With increasing shifts towards involving people with lived experience (service users) in designing services, foregrounding people's desired responses is critical. Accordingly, the aim of the study was to explore the wished-for crisis responses from the perspective of people who have experienced crisis and accessed crisis care. METHOD Using a hermeneutical phenomenological approach, in-depth interviews were conducted to determine the desired crisis responses of 31 people who self-reported experiencing mental health crises and accessed crisis services at ED, phone lines and/or crisis alternatives. RESULTS The findings identified wished-for responses that gave a felt and embodied sense of their own safety influenced by a human-to-human response, emotional holding, a place of safety and choice within holistic care. For such responses to be possible, participants identified organising principles, including recognising crisis as meaningful and part of our shared human experience, understanding risk as fluid and a whole-of-community responsibility for responding to crises. CONCLUSION This paper proposes how insights from people who have experienced crises can be translated into more beneficial crisis care. PATIENT OR CONSUMER CONTRIBUTION Most authors are in identified lived experience roles. The first author engaged with participants during the recruitment and interviews and was explicit regarding their lived experience. Service users were involved as advisors, providing input throughout the study.
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- Helena Roennfeldt
- Centre for Mental Health Nursing, Department of NursingUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneAustralia
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- Department of Social WorkUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneAustralia
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- Menzies Health Institute QueenslandGriffith UniversityBrisbaneAustralia
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- Centre for Disability Research and Policy (CDRP)University of SydneyMelbourneAustralia
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- School of ManagementRMIT UniversityMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Program for Recovery and Community Health, Department of PsychiatryYale School of MedicineNew HavenConnecticutUSA
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- Centre for Mental Health Nursing, Department of NursingUniversity of MelbourneMelbourneAustralia
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Oh H, Cho Y, Bae J, Holley LC, Shafer M, Kim K, Lee Y. Impact of statutory revisions to family-petitioned civil commitment in South Korea. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY 2024; 94:101982. [PMID: 38603975 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2024.101982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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INTRODUCTION This study examined the impact of statutory revisions in 2016 which aimed to enhance procedural justice within the process of civil commitment for persons diagnosed with mental illnesses (PDMI) in South Korea. These changes included requiring that PDMI pose a threat of danger to self or others and the need for treatment simultaneously as criteria for petitioning civil commitment. Additionally, the revision established a public entity to oversee the legitimacy of petitions to involuntarily commit PDMI to inpatient treatment. Despite these statutory changes, families providing care for PDMI still appear to depend on civil commitment as a way to seek respite from care burden, not necessarily to respond to psychiatric emergencies involving dangerousness. This practice seems to be aided by processes within the public entity providing oversight. Due to such barriers we hypothesized that, even after the statutory revision in 2016, PDMI who had been civilly committed following petitions from families will not exhibit elevated dangerousness compared to PDMI who had never been hospitalized during the same period. METHODS Trained interviewers recruited 331 participants self-identified as PDMI from psychiatric rehabilitation agencies in the community and aided them in completing a survey including measures of self-reported hospitalization history, suicidality, and aggression toward others. Participants were classified into four groups: Family-petition committed (FPC) group (n = 30, 9.1%), voluntarily hospitalized (VH) group (n = 34, 10.3%), public-petition committed (PPC) group (n = 31, 9.4%), and never hospitalized (NH) group (n = 236, 71.3%). We conducted logistic regression analyses to compare self-reported dangerousness between groups with the NH group as the reference group. RESULTS In the past 12 months, 43.5% of PDMI participants had self-reported behaviors that may have met the dangerousness criteria for civil commitment. Controlling for confounding factors, the PPC group was 2.96 times and 3.02 times as likely to report suicidal ideation and physical aggression, respectively, compared to the NH group. However, as hypothesized, the FPC group did not differ from the NH group on any indicator of self-reported dangerousness. CONCLUSION The findings were based on cross-sectional correlational data and should not be viewed as conclusive evidence that the 2016 statutory revision is ineffective in preventing family-petitioned civil commitment in cases where dangerousness is not apparent. Nevertheless, these findings encourage further empirical studies that illuminate the etiology of procedural justice in civil commitments petitioned by family members and that assess factors and contexts that promote the consideration of least coercive treatments, rather than resorting to involuntary hospitalization when psychiatric emergencies arise.
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- Hyunsung Oh
- School of Social Work, Arizona State University
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- Korea Disabled People's Development Institute.
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- Department of Social Welfare, Catholic University of Korea
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- Department of Social Welfare, Yonsei University School
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- Department of Social Welfare, Catholic University of Korea
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Wardrop R, Ranse J, Crilly J, Stubbs N, Chaboyer W. Clinicians' experiences of caring for people brought in by police to the emergency department: A qualitative interpretive study. J Adv Nurs 2024; 80:1955-1966. [PMID: 37994190 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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AIM To explore nurses' and doctors' experiences of providing care to people brought in by police (BIBP) to the emergency department (ED). DESIGN A qualitative interpretive study using in-depth individual interviews. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurses and doctors who worked in various EDs in one Australian state and were involved in the care of people BIBP. Interviews were undertaken between May and October 2022 and focused on the structures (i.e., what), processes (i.e., how) and outcomes of care for people BIBP. Data were analysed using deductive and then inductive content analysis. RESULTS Nine nurses and eight doctors were interviewed. Structures described by participants included human structures (staff) and organizational structures (areas for assessment, involuntary assessment orders, investigations, chemical/physical restraints). For processes, participants described practices including risk/mental health assessments, legal considerations, and increased/decreased levels of care compared to other presentations. Communication processes were largely between police and health care staff. Service outcomes pertained to discharge location (custody, community, hospital admission) and length of stay. CONCLUSION The current care delivery for people BIBP to the ED is unique and complex, often occurring in high traffic, resource-intensive areas. There is a need to strengthen structures and processes, to improve service outcomes. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION Understanding the care requirements for people brought into ED by police enables the delivery of targeted care alongside appropriate resource allocation. IMPACT This study provides a comprehensive understanding of the health care requirements for people BIBP to EDs. Interventions delivered in the ED to support health care delivery for people BIBP and foster clinician and police relationships are required to optimize patient and health service outcomes. REPORTING METHOD This study adheres to the COREQ checklist (Table S1) of the EQUATOR guidelines. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION This study focused on ED staff experiences.
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- Rachel Wardrop
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Mental Health, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, Australia
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Ani C, Abdulmalik J. Debate: Involuntary treatment and detention are a necessary part of mental health care - a perspective from low and middle-income countries. Child Adolesc Ment Health 2024; 29:203-205. [PMID: 38485135 DOI: 10.1111/camh.12701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Mental health care is underpinned by human rights. However, certain mental health presentations can be associated with increased risk to self or others. Thus, appropriate and effective care plan to mitigate the risk may include a temporary restriction of the person's human rights. Legal frameworks are required to ensure appropriate safeguards for the affected person, and clarity about boundaries of necessity and proportionality for clinicians. The restriction needs to be proportionate, for the shortest possible period, done in a humane manner, and in a safe environment. Effective early mental interventions can reduce need for human right restrictions by preventing acute escalations in risk-related behaviours. While these principles apply across all regions, we discuss the particular circumstances in low and middle-income countries.
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- Cornelius Ani
- Imperial College London, London, UK
- Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leatherhead, UK
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Laing J, Dixon J, Stone K. 'I was going into it blind': Nearest Relatives, legal literacy, and the Mental Health Act 1983. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY 2024; 94:101981. [PMID: 38513445 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2024.101981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Eligible relatives are given rights and powers in the compulsory treatment of people with mental health problems in several international jurisdictions, including within England and Wales. However, little attention has been given to whether relatives feel legally literate or competent to fulfil such roles. This article examines this issue through focussing on the experiences of Nearest Relatives, who are given rights and powers during Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) assessments for compulsory admission in England and Wales. Interviews with nineteen Nearest Relatives in England were conducted and were thematically analysed. Three themes were identified. First, NRs spoke about their awareness and knowledge of the role. They predominantly reported negative experiences in which they received no or little information. They also reported that professionals assumed they possessed legal knowledge, and their legal knowledge was largely self-taught. Secondly, NRs reported uncertainty about their own rights and powers, noting the role lacked status or informational or emotional support. Third, NRs highlighted areas for legal reform, stating that the NR role was important, but required specialist support systems for NRs. The findings of this study indicate greater attention needs to be given by law and policy makers to support relatives' understanding of their rights and powers under the MHA, if the NR role is to be effective in helping to safeguard patient rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. These include the right in Article 5 not to be arbitrarily deprived of one's liberty and the right to a private and family life in Article 8. Legislators also need to take account of these factors when considering proposals to reform mental health law in England and Wales.
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- Judy Laing
- University of Bristol Law School, Bristol BS7 1RJ, UK.
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- Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK
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Laureano CD, Laranjeira C, Querido A, Dixe MA, Rego F. Ethical Issues in Clinical Decision-Making about Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment: A Scoping Review. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:445. [PMID: 38391820 PMCID: PMC10888148 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12040445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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In mental health and psychiatric care, the use of involuntary psychiatric treatment for people with mental disorders is still a central and contentious issue. The main objective of this scoping review was to map and systematize the literature on ethical issues in clinical decision-making about involuntary psychiatric treatment. Five databases (Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Medline, and Scopus) were searched for articles on this topic. Out of a total of 342 articles found, 35 studies from 14 countries were included based on the selection criteria. The articles were analyzed using the inductive content analysis approach. The following main categories were identified: (1) ethical foundations that guide clinical decision-making; (2) criteria for involuntary psychiatric treatment; (3) gaps, barriers, and risks associated with involuntary psychiatric treatment; (4) strategies used to reduce, replace, and improve the negative impact of involuntary treatment; and (5) evidence-based recommendations. Most of the selected articles discuss the logic underlying involuntary treatment of the mentally ill, exploring ethical principles such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, or justice, as well as how these should be properly balanced. During the process of involuntary psychiatric admission, there was a notable absence of effective communication and a significant power imbalance that disenfranchised those seeking services. This disparity was further intensified by professionals who often use coercive measures without a clear decision-making rationale and by family members who strongly depend on hospital admission. Due to the pluralistic and polarized nature of opinions regarding legal capacity and the complexity and nuance of involuntary admission, further studies should be context-specific and based on co-production and participatory research.
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- Cláudio Domingos Laureano
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Service, Local Health Unit of the Leiria Region-Hospital of Santo André, Rua das Olhalvas, 2410-197 Leiria, Portugal
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
- Centre for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Rua de Santo André-66-68, Campus 5, 13 Polytechnic University of Leiria, 2410-541 Leiria, Portugal
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- Centre for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Rua de Santo André-66-68, Campus 5, 13 Polytechnic University of Leiria, 2410-541 Leiria, Portugal
- School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic University of Leiria, Campus 2-Morro do Lena, Alto do Vieiro-Apart. 4137, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal
- Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), University of Évora, 7000-801 Évora, Portugal
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- Centre for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Rua de Santo André-66-68, Campus 5, 13 Polytechnic University of Leiria, 2410-541 Leiria, Portugal
- School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic University of Leiria, Campus 2-Morro do Lena, Alto do Vieiro-Apart. 4137, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal
- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), NursID, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
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- Centre for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Rua de Santo André-66-68, Campus 5, 13 Polytechnic University of Leiria, 2410-541 Leiria, Portugal
- School of Health Sciences, Polytechnic University of Leiria, Campus 2-Morro do Lena, Alto do Vieiro-Apart. 4137, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
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Schmeling J, Martins-Correia J, Pinto da Costa M. Compulsory treatment in Portuguese-speaking countries: An analysis and comparison of the legal framework. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY 2024; 92:101950. [PMID: 38181487 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2023.101950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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BACKGROUND Compulsory treatment involves the hospital admission of individuals with mental disorders in appropriate facilities through judicial decisions. However, limited information is available regarding the similarities and differences in compulsory treatment legislation in Portuguese-speaking countries. AIMS To analyse the commonalities and differences in compulsory treatment legislation in Portuguese-speaking countries, where Portuguese is the primary official language, including Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, and São Tomé and Príncipe. METHODS A comparative analysis of the specific legislation on compulsory treatment in Portuguese-speaking countries was conducted. National development plans were analysed in countries lacking legislation. A purposive sampling of mental health professionals was contacted to gather information on the countries under study. RESULTS Among the eight Portuguese-speaking countries examined, specific legislation regarding compulsory treatment was found only in Brazil, Cape Verde, and Portugal. These countries, with the lowest poverty rates, exhibited a notable degree of homogeneity in the criteria supporting compulsory treatment, ensuring the protection of individual rights. In contrast, in Angola, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe, compulsory treatment primarily relies on mental health development plans, resulting in significant variations in the presented criteria. CONCLUSIONS The significant disparities in compulsory treatment policies among Portuguese-speaking countries, with only Brazil, Cape Verde, and Portugal having specific legislation, underscore the need for a collective effort to establish more consistent procedures and safeguard individual rights.
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- Jéssica Schmeling
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Public Health and Forensic Sciences, and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
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Fellinger M, Waldhör T, Vyssoki B, Amering M, Leutgeb L, Gschaider A, Rappert B, König D, Fugger G, Knasmüller P, Gmeiner A. A country report: impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on involuntary psychiatric treatment in Austria. BJPsych Open 2023; 10:e9. [PMID: 38083863 PMCID: PMC10755558 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2023.610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Coercive measures such as involuntary psychiatric admission are considered a last resort in the treatment of people with psychiatric disorders. So far, numerous factors have been identified that influence their use. However, the link between a pandemic - in particular, restrictions such as lockdowns - and the use of involuntary psychiatric admission is unclear. AIM To examine the association between COVID-19 lockdowns and involuntary psychiatric admissions in Austria. METHOD This retrospective exploratory study assessed all involuntary psychiatric admissions and use of mechanical restraint in Austria, except for the federal state of Vorarlberg, between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020. Descriptive statistics and regression models were used. RESULTS During the 3-year study period, 40 012 individuals (45.9% females, mean age 51.3 years) had 66 124 involuntary psychiatric admissions for an average of 10.9 days. Mechanical restraint was used during 33.9% of these admissions. In weeks of nationwide COVID-19 lockdowns (2020 v. 2018/2019), involuntary psychiatric admissions were significantly fewer (odds ratio = 0.93, P = 0.0001) but longer (11.6 (s.d.: 16) v. 10.9 (s.d.: 15.8) days). The likelihood of involuntary admission during lockdowns was associated with year (2020 v. 2018-2019; adjusted odds ratio = 0.92; P = 0.0002) but not with sex (P = 0.814), age (P = 0.310), use of mechanical restraint (P = 0.653) or type of ward (P = 0.843). CONCLUSIONS Restrictions such as lockdowns affect coercive measures and resulted in fewer but longer involuntary psychiatric admissions during weeks of lockdown in Austria. These results strengthen previous findings that showed the dependence of coercive measures on external factors, highlighting the need to further clarify causality and desired prevention effects when using coercive measures.
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- Matthäus Fellinger
- Clinical Division of Social Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Centre for Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Social Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Social Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Clinic Floridsdorf, Department of General Psychiatry, Vienna Healthcare Group, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Social Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of General Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- Clinic Landstraße, Department of General Psychiatry, Vienna Healthcare Group, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Division of Social Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Ricoca Peixoto V, Ourique M, Pinto Rebelo B, Cristovão F, Costa R, Aguiar P, Rodrigues N, Martins Correia D. Requests, Issuing, and Hospital Admissions Regarding Mental Health Warrants Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Region in Portugal. ACTA MEDICA PORT 2023; 36:811-818. [PMID: 38048689 DOI: 10.20344/amp.19761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Mental health warrants exist in most countries and are issued when patients have severe mental illness, refuse treatment, and present a serious risk to themselves or others. We describe the epidemiology of mental health warrant requests received, and warrants issued by a Public Health Unit in a Portuguese region, as well as subsequent hospital admissions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS We used routine administrative data of mental health warrant request entries from a Public Health Unit serving a population of 219 739 individuals and compared the average of monthly requests, issued warrants, and hospital admissions during two separate periods (January 2013 to January 2021 and February 2021 to October 2022) as well as the proportion of warrants issued, hospital admissions among requests, and other patient characteristics. We identified factors associated with hospital admissions among the requests using logistic regression. RESULTS Monthly average warrant requests, issued warrants and hospital admissions increased after February 2021 (x̄ 2.87 vs 7.09 p < 0.001; x̄ 2.67 vs 6.42 p < 0.001; x̄ 1.55 vs 3.58 p < 0.001). We found no differences by period in the proportion of requests with issued warrants (92.8% vs 90.6% p = 0.42) nor the proportion of requests with subsequent hospital admissions (54.0% vs 49.0% p = 0.33). In the second period, there were differences in the proportion of patients with a previously diagnosed mental health disorder (95.3% vs 90.4% p = 0.049). There were significant differences in the distribution of the origin of requests. Being unemployed (OR:2.5 CI:1.2 - 5.2), not having completed high school (OR:2.01 CI:1.12 - 3.77) and having university education (OR:3.67 CI:1.27 - 10.57) degree were associated with hospital admission. CONCLUSION Severe mental illness with criteria for mental health warrants may require more resources and different approaches due to a possible increase during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Community based mental healthcare, incentivized follow-up by primary care and ambulatory treatment may be considered. Further research should evaluate both the national and international trends and associated factors.
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- Vasco Ricoca Peixoto
- Moinhos Public Health Unit. Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Oeste Sul - Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. Lisboa; NOVA National School of Public Health. Public Health Research Centre. Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC). NOVA University Lisbon. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Moinhos Public Health Unit. Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Oeste Sul - Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Moinhos Public Health Unit. Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Oeste Sul - Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Moinhos Public Health Unit. Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Oeste Sul - Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal
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- NOVA National School of Public Health. Public Health Research Centre. Comprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC). NOVA University Lisbon. Lisboa; Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Moinhos Public Health Unit. Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Oeste Sul - Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. Lisboa. Portugal
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- Moinhos Public Health Unit. Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Oeste Sul - Lisboa e Vale do Tejo. Lisboa. Portugal
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Almadani AH, Altheyab ES, Alkheraiji MA, Alfraiji AF, Albrekkan F, Alkhamis AS, AlBuqami FH, Aljaffer MA. Perceptions and Attitudes of Mental Health Professionals toward the Mental Health Care Law in Saudi Arabia. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2784. [PMID: 37893858 PMCID: PMC10606621 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11202784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The Saudi Mental Health Care Law (SMHL) was established in 2014; however, no prior study has evaluated mental health professionals' perceptions or attitudes toward it. This cross-sectional study examines these aspects and their associated factors among psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and psychiatric nurses in Saudi Arabia (SA). The data were collected from 432 participants using an online electronic survey consisting of four sections, including the Mental Health Legislation Attitudes Scale (MHLAS). Psychiatrists comprised most participants (46.06%), followed by psychologists (36.34%). Most participants were 40 years of age or younger (83.10%). Of the 432 participants, 226 (52.31%) were females. Overall, 28.70% were unaware of the existence of the SMHL. A total of 172 (66.67%) out of 258 participants agreed that the legislation operates well in ensuring treatment for persons who require involuntary admission. There was a statistically significant association between specialty and opinions of treatment efficacy and care benefits of the SMHL (p = 0.031 and p < 0.001, respectively). Official implementation of SMHL in participants' facilities resulted in high MHLAS scores (p = 0.007). Reading or attending lectures and workshops related to the SMHL resulted in high MHLAS scores (p = 0.044 and p = 0.021, respectively). Negative opinions and uncertainty regarding the effect of SMHL on confidentiality were associated with low total MHLAS scores (p < 0.001). This study highlights the need to increase awareness of the SMHL among Saudi Arabian healthcare workers.
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- Ahmad H. Almadani
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (F.A.); (M.A.A.)
- Department of Psychiatry, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia; (E.S.A.)
- SABIC Psychological Health Research and Applications Chair (SPHRAC), Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Psychiatry, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia; (E.S.A.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia; (E.S.A.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia; (E.S.A.)
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (F.A.); (M.A.A.)
- Department of Psychiatry, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia; (E.S.A.)
- SABIC Psychological Health Research and Applications Chair (SPHRAC), Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;
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- College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (F.A.); (M.A.A.)
- Department of Psychiatry, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia; (E.S.A.)
- SABIC Psychological Health Research and Applications Chair (SPHRAC), Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia
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Deschamps P, Seker A, van der Schaaf M, Piot MA. Coping with Administrative Workload: a Pilot Study in the Usefulness of a Workshop for Psychiatric Trainees. ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY : THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENCY TRAINING AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY 2023; 47:510-514. [PMID: 37126149 PMCID: PMC10602991 DOI: 10.1007/s40596-023-01787-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Administrative workload may have detrimental effects on medical postgraduate trainee satisfaction, capacity, and quality of care. Best-practice guidelines to help trainees cope have yet to be developed. This study explores perceptions of factors that influence the experience or amount of administrative workload at the personal and workplace level and evaluates the usefulness of a workshop on coping with this workload. METHODS A workshop was developed based on the Job Demands-Resources model, including a survey on perceptions of administrative workload; presentation on coping at personal (e.g., time management) and workplace (e.g., dealing with institutional rules) levels; personal plan of change during a group discussion; and reflective questionnaire after the session and again after 2 months. Perceptions of psychiatry trainee participants (N = 48) were collected. RESULTS Trainees estimated they spent half their time on administration (average 50%, SD = 15%). They wanted to spend less time (average 23%, SD = 11%) on most administrative duties, except for health record keeping. Personal factors that trainees experienced as helpful to cope included time management and analytical skills. Perfectionism was perceived as impeding. Supportive job factors included helpful supervisors, competent administrative staff, trust in a team, allocated timeslots, and information technology support. High workload and cumbersome procedures were mentioned as impeding. On average, trainees rated the workshop quality and the likelihood of bringing change to their practice with a 7 out of 10. CONCLUSION Psychiatry trainees' participation in a workshop on coping with administrative load during their training may be a worthwhile investment in the long term.
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- Peter Deschamps
- University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Utrecht Centre for Research and Development in Health Professions Education, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Université Paris Cité, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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Fogo RC, Martins-da-Silva AS, Blaas IK, Galvão LP, Hasegawa EH, Castaldelli FI, Gimenes GK, de Azevedo-Marques Périco C, Paiva H, Castaldelli-Maia JM. Exploring correlates of involuntary treatment in substance use disorders: a global systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Rev Psychiatry 2023; 35:418-433. [PMID: 38299646 DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2023.2228921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Given the legislative heterogeneity about involuntary treatment and psychoactive substance users, we opted to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of the correlates of involuntary substance use disorders (SUD) treatment across different countries. We conducted research on the Pubmed database, searching for involuntary SUD treatment data worldwide. The systematic review analysed a total of 36 articles and included a sample of 47,739 patients. Our review highlights the elevated risk of involuntary treatment among male, unmarried individuals with alcohol and/or opioid use disorders. Targeted preventive and therapeutic interventions should focus on addressing the underlying factors contributing to involuntary treatment, such as psychosis, aggressiveness, suicidal ideation, legal problems, and severe social exposure. By targeting these factors and providing comprehensive care, we can strive to improve outcomes and reduce the burden of substance use disorders in this vulnerable population. It is essential to critically examine and understand the factors contributing to the selection of patients for compulsory treatment. By doing so, we can identify potential gaps or inconsistencies in the current processes and work towards ensuring that decisions regarding compulsory treatment are based on sound clinical and ethical principles.
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- Rodrigo Casa Fogo
- Health Secretariat of São Bernardo do Campo, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, FMABC University Center, Santo André, SP, Brazil
- Perdizes Institute, Clinical Hospital, Medical School, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Perdizes Institute, Clinical Hospital, Medical School, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Health Secretariat of São Bernardo do Campo, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil
- Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, FMABC University Center, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Health Secretariat of São Bernardo do Campo, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Department of Neuroscience, Medical School, FMABC University Center, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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Rizavas I, Gournellis R, Douzenis P, Efstathiou V, Bali P, Lagouvardos K, Douzenis A. A Systematic Review on the Impact of Seasonality on Severe Mental Illness Admissions: Does Seasonal Variation Affect Coercion? Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2155. [PMID: 37570395 PMCID: PMC10418389 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11152155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Coercion in psychiatry is associated mainly with involuntary admissions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between hospital admissions of patients suffering from affective and schizophrenic disorders and seasonality. A systematic literature search using PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar was conducted, including studies with affective and schizophrenia disorder admissions, published from October 1992 to August 2020. A total of 31 studies were included in the review. Four broad severe mental illness admission categories were identified regarding seasonality: affective disorders, schizophrenia disorders, involuntary admission affective disorders and involuntary admission schizophrenia disorders. There was clear and strong evidence for spring and summer peaks for severe mental illness admissions; data provided for age, gender and involuntary admissions was limited. Seasonality may have a significant effect on the onset and exacerbation of psychopathology of severe mental illness and should be considered as a risk factor in psychiatric admissions, violence and the risk of mental health coercion. A better understanding of the impact of seasonality on severe mental illness will help professionals to provide the best practices in mental health services in order to reduce and prevent psychiatric hospitalizations (especially involuntary admissions) resulting in further coercive measures.
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- Ioannis Rizavas
- Psychiatric Hospital of Attica “Dafni”, 12462 Chaidari, Greece;
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- Second Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University General Hospital “Attikon”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Chaidari, Greece; (R.G.); (A.D.)
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- Medical School, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK;
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- Postgraduate Program “Liaison Psychiatry Integrative Care of Physical and Mental Health”, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Chaidari, Greece;
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- Second Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University General Hospital “Attikon”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Chaidari, Greece; (R.G.); (A.D.)
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- National Observatory of Athens, Institute for Environmental Research and Sustainable Development, 15236 Athens, Greece;
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- Second Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, University General Hospital “Attikon”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Chaidari, Greece; (R.G.); (A.D.)
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Mac Donald B, Gustafsson SA, Bulik CM, Clausen L. Living and leaving a life of coercion: a qualitative interview study of patients with anorexia nervosa and multiple involuntary treatment events. J Eat Disord 2023; 11:40. [PMID: 36915181 PMCID: PMC10010243 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-023-00765-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A small but significant group of patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) undergo multiple involuntary treatment (IT) events. To enhance our understanding of IT and potentially inform treatment, we explored experiences and perspectives on IT of these patients. METHODS We designed a qualitative semi-structured interview study and used reflexive thematic analysis. Participants were at least 18 years of age, had multiple past IT events (≥ 5) related to AN over a period of at least one month of which the last IT event happened within the preceding five years. Participants had no current IT, intellectual disability, acute psychosis, or severe developmental disorder. We adopted an inductive approach and constructed meaning-based themes. RESULTS We interviewed seven participants. The data portrayed a process of living and leaving a life of coercion with a timeline covering three broad themes: living with internal coercion, coercive treatment, and leaving coercion; and five subthemes: helping an internal battle, augmenting suffering, feeling trapped, a lasting imprint, and changing perspectives. We highlighted that patients with AN and multiple IT events usually experienced internal coercion from the AN prior to external coercion from the health care system. IT evoked significant negative affect when experienced, and often left an adverse imprint. Moreover, IT could help an internal battle against AN and perspectives on IT could change over time. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that feeling internally coerced by AN itself sets the stage for IT. Clinicians should be conscious of the potential iatrogenic effects of IT, and reserve IT for potentially life-threatening situations.
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- Benjamin Mac Donald
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Palle Juul Jensens-Boulevard 99, 8200, Aarhus, Denmark. .,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, Entrance K, 8200, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- School of Law, Psychology and Social Work, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.,Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Palle Juul Jensens-Boulevard 99, 8200, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 175, Entrance K, 8200, Aarhus, Denmark
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Nyttingnes O, Benth JŠ, Hofstad T, Rugkåsa J. The relationship between area levels of involuntary psychiatric care and patient outcomes: a longitudinal national register study from Norway. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:112. [PMID: 36803444 PMCID: PMC9942375 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-04584-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Mental health legislation permits involuntary care of patients with severe mental disorders who meet set legal criteria. The Norwegian Mental Health Act assumes this will improve health and reduce risk of deterioration and death. Professionals have warned against potentially adverse effects of recent initiatives to heighten involuntary care thresholds, but no studies have investigated whether high thresholds have adverse effects. AIM To test the hypothesis that areas with lower levels of involuntary care show higher levels of morbidity and mortality in their severe mental disorder populations over time compared to areas with higher levels. Data availability precluded analyses of the effect on health and safety of others. METHODS Using national data, we calculated standardized (by age, sex, and urbanicity) involuntary care ratios across Community Mental Health Center areas in Norway. For patients diagnosed with severe mental disorders (ICD10 F20-31), we tested whether lower area ratios in 2015 was associated with 1) case fatality over four years, 2) an increase in inpatient days, and 3) time to first episode of involuntary care over the following two years. We also assessed 4) whether area ratios in 2015 predicted an increase in the number of patients diagnosed with F20-31 in the subsequent two years and whether 5) standardized involuntary care area ratios in 2014-2017 predicted an increase in the standardized suicide ratios in 2014-2018. Analyses were prespecified (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04655287). RESULTS We found no adverse effects on patients' health in areas with lower standardized involuntary care ratios. The standardization variables age, sex, and urbanicity explained 70.5% of the variance in raw rates of involuntary care. CONCLUSIONS Lower standardized involuntary care ratios are not associated with adverse effects for patients with severe mental disorders in Norway. This finding merits further research of the way involuntary care works.
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- Olav Nyttingnes
- Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Nordbyhagen, Norway. .,Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.
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- grid.411279.80000 0000 9637 455XHealth Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Nordbyhagen, Norway ,grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.412008.f0000 0000 9753 1393Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway ,grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Centre for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.411279.80000 0000 9637 455XHealth Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Nordbyhagen, Norway ,grid.463530.70000 0004 7417 509XCentre for Care Research, University of South-Eastern Norway, Notodden, Norway
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Huang YC, Kao LT, Liao TH, Chiu CC, Wen HC. Risk factors of involuntary referral by police to ER psychiatric services for patients with a severe mental illness: A GEE analysis. Schizophr Res 2023; 254:68-75. [PMID: 36801516 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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This study aimed to identify risk factors for involuntary referral by police to emergency room (ER) psychiatric services for community-based patients with a mental illness via a generalized estimating equation (GEE) analysis. The analysis was based on data from the Management Information System of Psychiatric Care (MISPC) system for patients with a severe mental illness in Taipei, Taiwan and registered referral records of the police. Data on 6378 patients aged ≥20 years were used in this study, including 164 patients who were involuntarily referred to the ER by the police and 6214 patients who were not during the period of January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020. GEEs were utilized to explore possible risk factors of repeated involuntary referral to ER psychiatric services for patients with a severe mental illness. The logistic regressions indicated that patients defined as "severe" according to the Mental Health Act of Taiwan (crude odds ratio (OR): 3.840, 95 % confidence interval (CI): 2.407-6.126), with a disability (crude OR: 3.567, 95 % CI: 1.339-9.501), with two or more family members with a psychiatric disorder (crude OR: 1.598, 95 % CI: 1.002-2.548), with a history of a suicide attempt (crude OR: 25.582, 95 % CI: 17.608-37.167), and with a history of domestic violence (crude OR: 16.141, 95 % CI: 11.539-22.579) were positively associated with involuntary referral to ER psychiatric services. However, age (crude OR: 0.971, 95 % CI: 0.960-0.983) and the MISPC score (crude OR: 0.834, 95 % CI: 0.800-0.869) were inversely associated with involuntary referral to ER psychiatric services. After adjusting for demographics and potential confounders, we found that patients defined as "severe" (Exp (β): 3.236), with a disability (Exp (β): 3.715), with a history of a suicide attempt (Exp (β): 8.706), and with a history of domestic violence (Exp (β): 8.826), as well as age (Exp (β): 0.986) and the MISPC score (Exp (β): 0.902) remained significantly associated with repeated involuntary referral to ER psychiatric services. In conclusion, community-based mentally ill patients with a history of a suicide attempt, with a history of domestic violence, with a severe illness, and with a profound level of disability were highly associated with involuntary referral to ER psychiatric services. We suggest that community mental health case managers identify significant factors associated with involuntary referral to ER psychiatric services to accordingly arrange case management plans.
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- Y C Huang
- Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Health, Taipei City Government, Taiwan
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- Taipei City Psychiatric Center, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Healthcare Administration, College of Management, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
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Joury S, Asman O, Gold A. Caregivers' perceptions of compulsory treatment of physical illness in involuntarily psychiatric hospitalization. Nurs Ethics 2023; 30:423-436. [PMID: 36715421 DOI: 10.1177/09697330221140493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Physical morbidity is rife among patients with serious mental illness. When they are involuntarily hospitalized and even treated, they may still refuse treatment for physical illness leading clinicians to wonder about the ethics of coercing such treatments. RESEARCH AIM This survey study explored psychiatric caregivers' perceptions on whether compulsory treatment of physical illness is legal and whether it is justifiable in patients with serious mental illness and under what circumstances. RESEARCH DESIGN A questionnaire that included two case vignettes of an involuntarily hospitalized psychiatric patient with diabetes refusing treatment with insulin for various reasons. The cases differed in terms of diabetes severity. Participants answered questions regarding the appropriateness of involuntary treatment. PARTICIPANTS AND RESEARCH CONTEXT Psychiatric medical doctors and nurses working in a mental health center. (N = 89, 50 female, ages 26-66). ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS The study was approved by the Medical Centre Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the University Ethics Committee. The respondents' anonymity was kept. Participation was voluntary and consent was obtained. RESULTS The severity of the patient's medical condition and their reason for refusing treatment were associated with participants' willingness to give insulin despite patient objection [(F(1, 87) = 49.41, p < .01; (F(1, 87) = 33.44, p < .01), respectively]. Participants were more inclined to support compulsory treatment if the patient's refusal was "illness-oriented" (i.e. directly related to psychiatric illness). Participants presented diverse views regarding the perceived legality of compulsory treatment of physical illness in such situations (illegal 63.09%; legal 23.8%; 13% unsure). The majority (53.5%-55.3%) of those who thought it was illegal supported compulsory treatment in high-severity, illness-oriented refusal situations. CONCLUSIONS The severity of the medical condition and the reason for treatment refusal influence psychiatric caregivers' willingness to provide compulsory treatment for physical illness in involuntary hospitalized psychiatric patients. Beyond the legal framework, ethical guidelines for these situations are warranted, while decisions should be made on a case-by-case basis.
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- 61168Be'er Yaakov Mental Health Center, Israel
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Yaniv-Rosenfeld A, Rosenfeld A, Hirsch Klein E. COVID-19 restrictions and visitations to an Israeli psychiatric emergency department: A four-lockdowns retrospective study. Psychiatry Res 2023; 319:115004. [PMID: 36525902 PMCID: PMC9737515 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2022.115004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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We examine the volume and characteristics of psychiatric ED visitations through a perspective of four COVID-19 lockdowns. All adult visitations to the ED of Shalvata Mental Healthcare center (Israel) during 2020-2021 were retrieved and statistically analysed and data from 2017 to 2019 was considered as control. Voluntary and involuntary ED visitations were considered, separately and combined. We find that the significant decrease in the volume of voluntary ED visitations during the 1st lockdown was quickly overturned, roughly returning to the pre-pandemic state following its conclusion. In parallel, the volume of involuntary ED visitations has dramatically increased, with the most striking levels observed during the second and third lockdowns. Elapsed time since the first occurrence of COVID-19 in Israel and the level of governmental restrictions is significantly associated with the increase in the volume of ED visits and admissions, the admission rate and the rate of involuntary visits. The prolonged consequences associated with the pandemic and the measures taken to control it suggest that it is unreasonable to expect a return to normal ED utilization in the near future. As such, alternatives to strict lockdowns should be favored when possible and urgent strengthening of psychiatric care is warranted.
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- Amit Yaniv-Rosenfeld
- Shalvata Mental Health Care Center, Hod Hasharon, Israel; Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel; Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Shalvata Mental Health Care Center, Hod Hasharon, Israel; Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Heffernan J, McDonald E, Hughes E, Gray R. Tri-Response Police, Ambulance, Mental Health Crisis Models in Reducing Involuntary Detentions of Mentally Ill People: A Systematic Review. NURSING REPORTS 2022; 12:1004-1013. [PMID: 36548169 PMCID: PMC9785608 DOI: 10.3390/nursrep12040096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Police, ambulance, and mental health tri-response services are a relatively new model of responding to people experiencing mental health crisis in the community, though limited evidence exists examining their efficacy. Reducing unnecessary involuntary detentions and emergency department presentations is believed to be a benefit of this model. A systematic review was performed to review the evidence base around the relationship between the police, ambulance, mental health tri-response models in reducing involuntary detentions of people experiencing mental health crisis. We searched key health databases for clinical studies and grey literature as per a previously published protocol. Two researchers completed title and abstract screening and full text screening. Our search identified 239 citations. No studies or grey literature met the inclusion criteria. We report an empty review. It is recommended that further investigation of the tri-response mental health crisis model be undertaken to determine its effectiveness and value as a health and emergency service initiative.
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- Julia Heffernan
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
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- School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh EH11 4BN, UK
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia
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Hofstad T, Husum TL, Rugkåsa J, Hofmann BM. Geographical variation in compulsory hospitalisation - ethical challenges. BMC Health Serv Res 2022; 22:1507. [PMID: 36496384 PMCID: PMC9737766 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08798-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Compulsory hospitalisation in mental health care restricts patients' liberty and is experienced as harmful by many. Such hospitalisations continue to be used due to their assumed benefit, despite limited scientific evidence. Observed geographical variation in compulsory hospitalisation raises concern that rates are higher and lower than necessary in some areas. METHODS/DISCUSSION We present a specific normative ethical analysis of how geographical variation in compulsory hospitalisation challenges four core principles of health care ethics. We then consider the theoretical possibility of a "right", or appropriate, level of compulsory hospitalisation, as a general norm for assessing the moral divergence, i.e., too little, or too much. Finally, we discuss implications of our analysis and how they can inform the future direction of mental health services.
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- Tore Hofstad
- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Centre for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Centre for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ,grid.412414.60000 0000 9151 4445Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.411279.80000 0000 9637 455XHealth Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway ,grid.463530.70000 0004 7417 509XCentre for Care Research, University of South-Eastern Norway, Porsgrunn, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Centre for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway ,grid.5947.f0000 0001 1516 2393Department of Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Gjøvik, Norway
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Mac Donald B, Bulik CM, Petersen LV, Clausen L. Influence of eating disorder psychopathology and general psychopathology on the risk of involuntary treatment in anorexia nervosa. Eat Weight Disord 2022; 27:3157-3172. [PMID: 35864298 PMCID: PMC9805523 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-022-01446-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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PURPOSE We explored associations between clinical factors, including eating disorder psychopathology and more general psychopathology, and involuntary treatment in patients with anorexia nervosa. Our intention was to inform identification of patients at risk of involuntary treatment. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study combining clinical data from a specialized eating disorder hospital unit in Denmark with nationwide Danish register-based data. A sequential methodology yielding two samples (212 and 278 patients, respectively) was adopted. Descriptive statistics and regression analyses were used to explore associations between involuntary treatment and clinical factors including previous involuntary treatment, patient cooperation, and symptom-level psychopathology (Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2) and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R)). RESULTS Somatization (SCL-90-R) (OR = 2.60, 95% CI 1.16-5.81) and phobic anxiety (SCL-90-R) (OR = 0.43, 95% CI 0.19-0.97) were positively and negatively, respectively, associated with the likelihood of involuntary treatment. Furthermore, somatization (HR = 1.77, 95% CI 1.05-2.99), previous involuntary treatment (HR = 5.0, 95% CI 2.68-9.32), and neutral (HR = 2.92, 95% CI 1.20-7.13) or poor (HR = 3.97, 95% CI 1.49-10.59) patient cooperation were associated with decreased time to involuntary treatment. Eating disorder psychopathology measured by the EDI-2 was not significantly associated with involuntary treatment. CONCLUSIONS Clinical questionnaires of psychopathology appear to capture specific domains relevant to involuntary treatment. Poor patient cooperation and previous involuntary treatment being associated with shorter time to involuntary treatment raise important clinical issues requiring attention. Novel approaches to acute anorexia nervosa care along with unbiased evaluation upon readmission could mitigate the cycle of repeat admissions with involuntary treatment. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, cohort study.
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- Benjamin Mac Donald
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- The National Centre for Register-Based Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Lundbeck Foundation Initiative for Integrative Psychiatric Research (iPSYCH), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Centre for Integrated Register-Based Research (CIRRAU), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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How Do Psychiatrists in Japan Choose Involuntary Admission, and What Do They Think of Supported Decision Making? A Thematic Analysis of Peer to Peer Interviews. Community Ment Health J 2022; 59:654-663. [PMID: 36327042 DOI: 10.1007/s10597-022-01046-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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To include people with disabilities as equal citizens, CRPD (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) promotes direct or supported decision-making by people with disabilities. However, involuntary psychiatry admission is considered in many countries to be necessary for people with psychosocial disabilities. To overcome the tension and implement CRPD, it is essential to understand the experiences and concerns of service users, family members, and medical professionals in each country. To understand the process and the factors that make psychiatrists decide involuntary psychiatric admission in Japan, and explore their attitudes toward direct or supported decision-making by people with psychosocial disabilities. Psychiatrists who had authorized involuntary admission and who were in charge of the service users were recruited at hospitals in Japan. The interviews were individual, peer to peer, and semi-structured. The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and the analysis followed reflexive thematic analysis using NVIVO 12. Six psychiatrists (five designated psychiatrists and one psychiatric resident) participated in the study at two hospitals in urban Japan. The study found that the psychiatrists assessed symptoms, behaviors, and perceptions of the service users together with supports and wishes of their families. The psychiatrists decided on involuntary admission when they saw self-harm or violence, weak insights and judgment abilities, family's wishes, or when they wanted to avoid the service users leaving the hospital with incomplete treatment. The psychiatrists felt that the service users would not understand any explanations, which made their communications minimal. The psychiatrists thought it was hard to imagine a system other than the current involuntary admission mechanism. If it was to change, they felt the essential things were to avoid abuse, clarify who is responsible, make plans medically valid and feasible, and assess and plan through everyday life, not just in crisis. During a crisis, the psychiatrists were most careful about complying with the Mental Health Act and responded to the family's wish. The psychiatrists justified involuntary admission as they believed that people in a psychiatric crisis cannot decide or understand and need protection. Related protocols, laws, and expectations from family members shapes the values and practices of psychiatrists in Japan. The paper concludes with several recommendations to regard people with psychosocial disabilities as equal citizens, and promoting the aim of reducing or ending involuntary admission.
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Ma Y, Zhang J, Rosenheck R, He H. Why did China's mental health law have a limited effect on decreasing rates of involuntary hospitalization? Int J Ment Health Syst 2022; 16:32. [PMID: 35780209 PMCID: PMC9250239 DOI: 10.1186/s13033-022-00543-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND China's Mental Health Law (MHL) implemented in 2013 required increased consideration of the rights of people with mental illness and was expected to lead to a reduction in involuntary hospitalization (IH). This study aimed to examine the rates and correlates of IH in a large psychiatric hospital in Guangzhou from 2014 to 2017 after the implementation of MHL and a structured assessment of the need for IH. METHODS Unduplicated electronic medical records concerning all inpatients admitted to the hospital with a primary psychiatric diagnose were examined. Diagnostic, sociodemographic and socioeconomic data were used to identify correlates of IH using bivariate chi-square tests followed by logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Of 10, 818 hospitalized patients, there was a significant but small increase, from 71.6 to 74.9% in rates of IH in the years after a structured assessment of need for IH was implemented. Logistic regression analysis showed IH was positively associated with being younger, having a local residence, and a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorders or a substance abuse disorder as compared to those diagnosed with major depressive disorder. CONCLUSIONS IH did not decrease over the first four years after the implementation of China's MHL and a structured assessment in 2013 perhaps, reflecting the initiation of a systematic assessment of the need for IH and the relatively low number of psychiatric beds in this area.
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- Yarong Ma
- Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), 36 Mingxin Rd. Liwan District, Guangzhou, 510370, China
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- Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), 36 Mingxin Rd. Liwan District, Guangzhou, 510370, China
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital), 36 Mingxin Rd. Liwan District, Guangzhou, 510370, China.
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Takimoto Y. International comparison of physicians' attitudes toward refusal of treatment by patients with anorexia nervosa: a case-based vignette study. J Eat Disord 2022; 10:86. [PMID: 35739606 PMCID: PMC9230079 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-022-00613-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study investigated the attitudes of physicians in Japan, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US) toward refusal of treatment for anorexia nervosa. METHODS A questionnaire survey was administered to physicians treating patients with eating disorder (Japan, n = 55; UK, n = 84; US, n = 82) to evaluate their treatment strategies for fictitious cases of refusal of treatment for anorexia nervosa. RESULTS For acute patients, 53 (96.3%) physicians in Japan, 65 (77.4%) in the UK, and 54 (65.9%) in the US chose compulsory treatment if the patient's family requested treatment, while 46 (83.6%) physicians in Japan, 53 (63.1%) in the UK, and 47 (57.3%) in the US chose compulsory treatment if the family left the decision to the patient. For severe and enduring anorexia nervosa, 53 (96.3%) physicians in Japan, 62 (73.8%) in the UK, and 57 (69.5%) in the US chose compulsory treatment if the patient's family requested treatment, while 38 (69.1%) physicians in Japan, 56 (66.7%) in the UK, and 55 (67.1%) in the US chose compulsory treatment if the family left the decision to the patient. CONCLUSIONS Physicians in all three countries tended to choose compulsory treatment irrespective of disease duration or whether the patient's family requested treatment or not. This may indicate that medical practitioners value the ethical obligation of beneficence, giving priority to the protection of life. Attitudes toward refusal of treatment during a life crisis tend to vary among medical professionals, particularly if the patient's family does not request treatment.
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- Yoshiyuki Takimoto
- Department of Biomedical Ethics, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. .,Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Stress Science, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Fischer R, Scheunemann J, Bohlender A, Duletzki P, Nagel M, Moritz S. 'You are trying to teach us to think more slowly!': Adapting Metacognitive Training for the acute care setting-A case report. Clin Psychol Psychother 2022; 29:1877-1885. [PMID: 35586971 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Psychological group interventions for the acute inpatient care setting are scarce. Whereas Metacognitive Training for patients with Psychosis (MCT) provides a widely accessible, easy-to-implement intervention for patients with mild to moderate symptoms, it is less adequate for the acute care setting with respect to length and density of information. We present the adaptation process and the resulting adaptation of MCT, MCT-Acute, for the acute inpatient care setting. We report the case of a first patient, NK, who participated in MCT-Acute during her mandated stay on the locked acute ward due to an exacerbation of schizophrenia. NK participated in MCT-Acute 12 times, evaluated the training overall as positive and reported that she used exercises she had learned during training to improve her mood. She also described changing her behaviour in everyday life to think more slowly and make less hasty decisions, which is a central topic discussed in MCT and MCT-Acute. Conducting an adapted version of MCT in the acute care setting is feasible, and the present case report suggests that MCT-Acute may be a useful complement to a multidisciplinary treatment plan to stabilize patients with severe mental illness in acute inpatient care.
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- Rabea Fischer
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Asklepios Clinic North-Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Asklepios Clinic North-Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Asklepios Clinic North-Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany.,Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Luebeck, Luebeck, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Hospital-Based Suicides: Challenging Existing Myths. Psychiatr Q 2022; 93:1-13. [PMID: 33169312 DOI: 10.1007/s11126-020-09856-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Myths are widely held and often based on false beliefs. To improve patient safety and speed the translation of research to clinical practice, we highlight and then debunk 10 common myths regarding the assessment, treatment, and management of hospitalized patients at risk for suicide. Myths regarding hospital-based suicides are examined and empirical evidence that counters each myth is offered. Ten common myths regarding hospital-based suicides are found to be untrue or unsupported based on existing empirical evidence. Rethinking common beliefs and practices that lack empirical support and seeking alternatives based on research evidence is consistent with an emphasis on evidence-based practices leading to improved patient care and protection.
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Hofstad T, Rugkåsa J, Ose SO, Nyttingnes O, Kjus SHH, Husum TL. Service Characteristics and Geographical Variation in Compulsory Hospitalisation: An Exploratory Random Effects Within-Between Analysis of Norwegian Municipalities, 2015-2018. Front Psychiatry 2021; 12:737698. [PMID: 34955909 PMCID: PMC8695843 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.737698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Compulsory hospitalisation in mental healthcare is contested. For ethical and legal reasons, it should only be used as a last resort. Geographical variation could indicate that some areas employ compulsory hospitalisation more frequently than is strictly necessary. Explaining variation in compulsory hospitalisation might contribute to reducing overuse, but research on associations with service characteristics remains patchy. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the associations between the levels of compulsory hospitalisation and the characteristics of primary mental health services in Norway between 2015 and 2018 and the amount of variance explained by groups of explanatory variables. Methods: We applied random-effects within-between Poisson regression of 461 municipalities/city districts, nested within 72 community mental health centre catchment areas (N = 1,828 municipality-years). Results: More general practitioners, mental health nurses, and the total labour-years in municipal mental health and addiction services per population are associated with lower levels of compulsory hospitalisations within the same areas, as measured by both persons (inpatients) and events (hospitalisations). Areas that, on average, have more general practitioners and public housing per population have lower levels of compulsory hospitalisation, while higher levels of compulsory hospitalisation are seen in areas with a longer history of supported employment and the systematic gathering of service users' experiences. In combination, all the variables, including the control variables, could account for 39-40% of the variation, with 5-6% related to municipal health services. Conclusion: Strengthening primary mental healthcare by increasing the number of general practitioners and mental health workers can reduce the use of compulsory hospitalisation and improve the quality of health services.
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- Tore Hofstad
- Centre for Medical Ethics, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
- Centre for Care Research, University of South-Eastern Norway, Porsgrunn, Norway
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- Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Centre for Medical Ethics, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
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Hofstad T, Rugkåsa J, Ose SO, Nyttingnes O, Husum TL. Measuring the level of compulsory hospitalisation in mental health care: The performance of different measures across areas and over time. Int J Methods Psychiatr Res 2021; 30:e1881. [PMID: 34033189 PMCID: PMC8412230 DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE A variety of measures are used for reporting levels of compulsory psychiatric hospitalisation. This complicates comparisons between studies and makes it hard to establish the extent of geographic variation. We aimed to investigate how measures based on events, individuals and duration portray geographical variation differently and perform over time, how they correlate and how well they predict future ranked levels of compulsory hospitalisation. METHODS Small-area analysis, correlation analysis and linear regressions of data from a Norwegian health registry containing whole population data from 2014 to 2018. RESULTS The average compulsory hospitalisation rate per 100,000 inhabitant was 5.6 times higher in the highest area, compared to the lowest, while the difference for the compulsory inpatient rate was 3.2. Population rates based on inpatients correlate strongly with rates of compulsory hospitalisations (r = 0.88) and duration (r = 0.78). 68%-81% of ranked compulsory hospitalisation rates could be explained by each area's rank the previous year. CONCLUSION There are stable differences in service delivery between catchment areas in Norway. In future research, multiple measures of the level of compulsory hospitalisation should ideally be included when investigating geographical variation. It is important that researchers describe accurately the measure upon which their results are based.
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- Tore Hofstad
- Centre for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.,Centre for Care Research, University of South-Eastern Norway, Porsgrunn, Norway
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- Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway.,R&D Department, Division of Mental Health, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Centre for Medical Ethics, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Heffernan J, McDonald E, Hughes E, Gray R. Tri-Response Police, Ambulance, Mental Health Crisis Models in Reducing Involuntary Detentions of Mentally Ill People: Protocol for a Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18158230. [PMID: 34360521 PMCID: PMC8346145 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18158230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Police, ambulance and mental health tri-response services are a relatively new model of responding to people experiencing mental health crisis in the community, but limited evidence exists examining their efficacy. To date there have been no systematic reviews that have examined the association between the tri-response model and rates of involuntary detentions. A systematic review examining co-response models demonstrated possible reduction in involuntary detention, however, recommended further research. The aim of this protocol is to describe how we will systematically review the evidence base around the relationship of the police, ambulance mental health tri-response models in reducing involuntary detentions. We will search health, policing and grey literature databases and include clinical evaluations of any design. Risk of bias will be determined using the Effective Public Health Practice Project Quality Assessment Tool and a narrative synthesis will be undertaken to synthesis key themes. Risk of bias and extracted data will be summarized in tables and results synthesis tabulated to identify patterns within the included studies. The findings will inform future research into the effectiveness of tri-response police, ambulance, and mental health models in reducing involuntary detentions.
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- Julia Heffernan
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia; (E.M.); (R.G.)
- Correspondence:
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia; (E.M.); (R.G.)
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK;
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia; (E.M.); (R.G.)
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Durns TA, O'Connell PH, Shvartsur A, Grey JS, Kious BM. Effects of temporary psychiatric holds on length of stay and readmission risk among persons admitted for psychotic disorders. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY 2021; 76:101695. [PMID: 33761439 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2021.101695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The practice of involuntary psychiatric commitment is central to the acute treatment of persons with severe mental illness and others in psychiatric crisis. Deciding whether a patient should be admitted involuntarily requires weighing respect for autonomy against beneficence, considering the clinical needs of the patient, and navigating ambiguous legal standards. The relative dearth of information about the impact of involuntary commitment on objective patient outcomes complicates matters ethically, legally, and clinically. To address this gap in the literature, we sought to determine the association between temporary psychiatric holds and length of stay and readmission rates among a retrospective sample of adult patients admitted to a large psychiatric hospital with diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, mania, and other psychotic disorders. In total, we identified 460 patients and 559 unique encounters meeting our inclusion criteria; 90 of the encounters were voluntary (involving a temporary psychiatric hold) and 469 were involuntary. Univariable and multivariable analyses suggested that temporary psychiatric holds were not significantly associated with either length of stay or readmission rate. These findings are relevant to clinicians who must decide whether to admit a patient involuntarily, as they suggest that making a patient involuntary is not associated with differences in length of stay or readmission risk.
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- Tyler A Durns
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, 501 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, USA.
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- University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 N 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA.
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- University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 N 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA.
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- University of Utah School of Medicine, 30 N 1900 E, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Utah, 501 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, USA.
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Human rights of people with mental illness diagnosis: perceptions among service users, family members and health professionals in Tunisia. JOURNAL OF PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH 2021. [DOI: 10.1108/jpmh-06-2020-0075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
This study aims to assess the awareness about the rights of people with mental illness in the main psychiatric hospital in Tunisia among the service users, the family members and the staff.
Design/methodology/approach
The Convention of Rights of People with Disabilities mandates that State Parties initiate and maintain campaigns and human rights training to promote understanding of the rights of people with mental illnesses, considered as a main factor for their fulfillment. Service users, family members and staff evaluated, through a survey, the importance of ten rights for persons with mental illness, stated in the convention.
Findings
Disparities were found in the perception of the different rights by and between the three groups. The highest levels of awareness were associated with the freedom from torture or degrading treatment and the right to live with dignity and respect, whereas the lower importance were assigned to the right to participation in recovery plans, to give consent and to exercise legal capacity.
Originality/value
The lack of awareness and the poor perception of rights of people with mental illness is one of the barriers to their achievement. More training and awareness raising is necessary.
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[Mental health and human rights: The experience of professionals in training with the use of mechanical restraints in Madrid, Spain]. Salud Colect 2021; 17:e3045. [PMID: 33822542 DOI: 10.18294/sc.2021.3045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Mechanical restraint is a coercive procedure in psychiatry, which despite being permitted in Spain, raises significant ethical conflicts. Several studies argue that non-clinical factors - such as professionals' experiences and contextual influences - may play a more important role than clinical factors (diagnosis or symptoms) in determining how these measures are employed. The aim of this study is to understand how the experiences of mental health professionals in training relate to the use of mechanical restraints in Madrid's mental health network. Qualitative phenomenological research was conducted through focus groups in 2017. Interviews were transcribed for discussion and thematic analysis with Atlas.ti. Descriptive results suggest that these measures generate emotional distress and conflict with their role as caregivers. Our findings shed light on different factors related to their experiences and contexts that are important in understanding the use of mechanical restraint, as well as the contradictions of care in clinical practice.
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Marcus F, Nel Y. An assessment of voting knowledge and related decisions amongst hospitalised mental healthcare users in South Africa. S Afr J Psychiatr 2021; 27:1529. [PMID: 33604072 PMCID: PMC7876961 DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v27i0.1529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Background The South African Constitution protects the right to vote for every citizen. The Electoral Act (No. 73 of 1998) limits registration on the voter’s roll on the basis of being declared of ‘unsound mind’ or ‘mentally disordered’ by the high court or detention under the Mental Health Care Act (No. 17 of 2002). There is limited information regarding voting knowledge and subsequent voting-related decisions amongst South African involuntary mental healthcare users (MHCUs). Aim To compare voting knowledge and related decisions between hospitalised MHCUs and non-psychiatric hospitalised patients (controls). Setting Participants were recruited from Sterkfontein Psychiatric Hospital (MHCUs) and Chris Hani Baragawanth Academic Hospital orthopaedic wards (controls) in Gauteng, South Africa. Method A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a modified Cognitive Assessment Tool for Voting (MCAT-V) questionnaire. Scores on the MCAT-V were compared between the MHCU and control groups, along with socio-demographic variables and clinical variables. Results There was a significant association between group (MHCU vs. control) and HLOE (p = 0.016). Although the median overall score for the controls (11; interquartile range [IQR] 10–12) was significantly higher than that for the MHCUs (10; IQR 8–12) (p = 0.043), when controlling for education level, there was no significant association between group (MHCU/control) and MCAT-V scores (p = 0.011). The MCAT-V scores of the ‘Doe questions’ between the MHCUs and controls were not significantly different (p = 0.063). There was a difference in ‘reasoning scores’ between MHCUs and controls (p = 0.0082) and this was associated with level of educational attainment (p = 0.013). Conclusion The limitations regarding voter registration legislated in the South African Electoral Act, are not supported by the findings of this study. The MCAT-V demonstrates a possible educational bias and therefore is not recommended as a screening tool for assessing voting competency.
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- Felicity Marcus
- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Across the United States, state laws most commonly limit the duration of emergency psychiatric holds to 72 hours. Estimates suggest that more than 1 million emergency psychiatric holds are placed in the United States each year, and this 72-hour limit can shape the lives of patients, clinicians, law enforcement officials, and others in the community. Yet, from where did this time frame originate, and why is it so prevalent in psychiatric care? The author examines the evolution of 72-hour limits on psychiatric holds in the United States, as well as the evidence for or against use of this specific time frame in emergency psychiatric care. Given limited research into policies that affect millions of people, the author concludes that further study is needed to understand how these time limits influence outcomes related to psychiatric care and to strengthen the evidence base for civil commitment practices.
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Fovet T, Horn M, Lancelevee C, Thomas P, Amad A. Language bias in forensic psychiatry research: the tower of Babel problem: Comment on 'Potential language bias in systematic reviews on the use of coercion in psychiatry'. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2020; 142:257-258. [PMID: 33140405 DOI: 10.1111/acps.13227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- T Fovet
- Univ.Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1172 - LilNCog - Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ.Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1172 - LilNCog - Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Fédération Régionale de Recherche en Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale, Hauts-de-France, France
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- Univ.Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1172 - LilNCog - Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, F-59000, Lille, France
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- Univ.Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1172 - LilNCog - Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, F-59000, Lille, France
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Wasserman D, Apter G, Baeken C, Bailey S, Balazs J, Bec C, Bienkowski P, Bobes J, Ortiz MFB, Brunn H, Bôke Ö, Camilleri N, Carpiniello B, Chihai J, Chkonia E, Courtet P, Cozman D, David M, Dom G, Esanu A, Falkai P, Flannery W, Gasparyan K, Gerlinger G, Gorwood P, Gudmundsson O, Hanon C, Heinz A, Dos Santos MJH, Hedlund A, Ismayilov F, Ismayilov N, Isometsä ET, Izakova L, Kleinberg A, Kurimay T, Reitan SK, Lecic-Tosevski D, Lehmets A, Lindberg N, Lundblad KA, Lynch G, Maddock C, Malt UF, Martin L, Martynikhin I, Maruta NO, Matthys F, Mazaliauskiene R, Mihajlovic G, Peles AM, Miklavic V, Mohr P, Ferrandis MM, Musalek M, Neznanov N, Ostorharics-Horvath G, Pajević I, Popova A, Pregelj P, Prinsen E, Rados C, Roig A, Kuzman MR, Samochowiec J, Sartorius N, Savenko Y, Skugarevsky O, Slodecki E, Soghoyan A, Stone DS, Taylor-East R, Terauds E, Tsopelas C, Tudose C, Tyano S, Vallon P, Van der Gaag RJ, Varandas P, Vavrusova L, Voloshyn P, Wancata J, Wise J, Zemishlany Z, Öncü F, Vahip S. Compulsory admissions of patients with mental disorders: State of the art on ethical and legislative aspects in 40 European countries. Eur Psychiatry 2020; 63:e82. [PMID: 32829740 PMCID: PMC7576531 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Background. Compulsory admission procedures of patients with mental disorders vary between countries in Europe. The Ethics Committee of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) launched a survey on involuntary admission procedures of patients with mental disorders in 40 countries to gather information from all National Psychiatric Associations that are members of the EPA to develop recommendations for improving involuntary admission processes and promote voluntary care. Methods. The survey focused on legislation of involuntary admissions and key actors involved in the admission procedure as well as most common reasons for involuntary admissions. Results. We analyzed the survey categorical data in themes, which highlight that both medical and legal actors are involved in involuntary admission procedures. Conclusions. We conclude that legal reasons for compulsory admission should be reworded in order to remove stigmatization of the patient, that raising awareness about involuntary admission procedures and patient rights with both patients and family advocacy groups is paramount, that communication about procedures should be widely available in lay-language for the general population, and that training sessions and guidance should be available for legal and medical practitioners. Finally, people working in the field need to be constantly aware about the ethical challenges surrounding compulsory admissions.
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Affiliation(s)
- D Wasserman
- European Psychiatric Association, Committee on Ethical Issues, Strasbourg, France.,National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental-Ill Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- French Federation of Psychiatry, Paris, France.,Groupe Hospitalier du Havre, Université de Rouen, Rouen, France
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- Flemish Association of Psychiatry, Kortenberg, Belgium.,Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychiatry, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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- European Psychiatric Association, Committee on Ethical Issues, Strasbourg, France.,University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom
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- Hungarian Psychiatric Association, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Developmental and Clinical Child Psychology at the Institute Psychology Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental-Ill Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Polish Psychiatric Association, Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Psychiatry, Warsaw Medical University, Warsaw, Poland
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- Spanish Society of Psychiatry, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Association of Psychiatrists of Spanish Association of Neuropsychiatry, Madrid, Spain.,Department of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology and Mental Health, La Paz University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- European Psychiatric Association, Committee on Ethical Issues, Strasbourg, France.,Danish Psychiatric Association, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Institute of regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Psychiatric Association of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey.,Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Samsun, Turkey
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- Maltese Association of Psychiatry, Attard, Malta.,University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- European Psychiatric Association Council of National Psychiatric Associations, Strasbourg, France.,Italian Psychiatric Association, Roma, Italy.,Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Università degli studi di Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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- Society of Psychiatrists, Narcologists, Psychotherapists, and Clinical Psychologists from the Republic of Moldova, Chișinău, Moldova.,Department of State Medical and Pharmaceutical University "Nicolae Testemitanu", Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
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- Society of Georgian Psychiatrists, Tbilisi, Georgia.,Department of Psychiatry, Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- French Congress of Psychiatry, Paris, France.,University of Montpellier, CHRU Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Acute Care, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France
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- Romanian Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Bucharest, Romania.,Medical Psychology Department, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-NapocaRomania
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- French Federation of Psychiatry, Paris, France.,Fondation Bon Sauveur, Bégard, France
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- Belgium Professional Association of Medical Specialists in Psychiatry, Brussel, Belgium.,Department of Psychiatry, Antwerp University (UA), Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Society of Psychiatrists, Narcologists, Psychotherapists, and Clinical Psychologists from the Republic of Moldova, Chișinău, Moldova.,Department of Psychiatry, Narcology and Medical Psychology, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chișinău, Republic of Moldova
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- German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Berlin, Germany.,Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,Department of Adult Psychiatry, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Armenian Psychiatric Association, Yerevan, Armenia.,Medical Psychology Department, Yerevan State Mkhitar Herats Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
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- German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Berlin, Germany
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- French Congress of Psychiatry, Paris, France.,Institute of Psychiatry and Neuroscience of Paris (IPNP), University of ParisParis, France
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- Icelandic Psychiatric Association, Kopavogur, Iceland.,Psychiatric Department, Landspitali, University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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- European Psychiatric Association, Committee on Ethical Issues, Strasbourg, France.,Regional Resource Center of old age Psychiatry, AP-HP Centre - Université de Paris, Corentin-Celton Hospital, Paris, France
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- German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Berlin, Germany.,Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Portuguese Society of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Lisbon, Portugal.,Institute of Environmental Health (ISAMB) of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon (FMUL), Lisbon, Portugal
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- Swedish Psychiatry Association, Sundsvall, Sweden.,North Stockholm Psychiatry, Stockholm County Medical Area (SLSO), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Azerbaijan Psychiatric Association, Baku, Azerbaijan.,National Mental Health Centre, Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Azerbaijan Psychiatric Association, Baku, Azerbaijan.,Department of Psychiatry, Azerbaijan Medical University, Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Finnish Psychiatric Association, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Slovak Psychiatric Association, Bratislava, Slovakia.,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine Comenius University and University Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Estonian Psychiatric Association, Tartu, Estonia.,Children Mental Health Centre of Tallinn Children Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia
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- European Psychiatric Association Council of National Psychiatric Associations, Strasbourg, France.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Teaching Department of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Teaching Department of Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.,Norwegian Psychiatric Association, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norweigan University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Serbian Psychiatric Association, Belgrade, Serbia.,Psychiatric Association of Eastern Europe and the Balkans, Athens, Greece.,Department of Medical Sciences, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Estonian Psychiatric Association, Tartu, Estonia.,Psychiatric Centre of the Tallinn West Central Hospital, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Finnish Psychiatric Association, Helsinki, Finland.,Forensic Psychiatry, Helsinki University and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinski, Finland
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- Swedish Psychiatry Association, Sundsvall, Sweden.,Adult Psychiatry, Stockholm County Medical Area (SLSO), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, United Kingdom
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- Norwegian Psychiatric Association, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychosomatic Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- College of Psychiatrists of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,St Loman's Hospital, Mullingar, Ireland
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- Russian Society of Psychiatrists, Moscow, Russian Federation.,First Pavlov State Medical University of St Petersburg, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Association of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine.,Institute of Neurology, Psychiatry and Narcology of the NAMS of Ukraine State Insitution, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Flemish Association of Psychiatry, Kortenberg, Belgium.,Department of Psychiatry, Universitair Ziekenhuis, Brussel, Belgium
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- Lithuanian Psychiatric Association, Vilnius, Lithuania.,Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Psychiatric Clinic, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Serbian Psychiatric Association, Belgrade, Serbia.,Clinic for Psychiatry, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Croatian Psychiatric Association, Zagreb, Croatia.,Zagreb School of Medicine and Zagreb University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Slovenian Psychiatric Association, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Ljubljana University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Czech Psychiatric Association, Prague, Czech Republic.,Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Association of Psychiatrists of Spanish Association of Neuropsychiatry, Madrid, Spain
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- European Psychiatric Association, Committee on Ethical Issues, Strasbourg, France.,Institute for Social Aesthetics and Mental Health, Vienna, Austria.,Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria
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- Russian Society of Psychiatrists, Moscow, Russian Federation.,St. Petersburg V.M. Bekhterev Psychoneurological Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Psychiatric Association of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.,Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- European Psychiatric Association, Committee on Ethical Issues, Strasbourg, France.,College Private Psychiatry of Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria.,Nikola Shipkovenski Mental Health Centre, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Slovenian Psychiatric Association, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Psychiatry, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Netherlands Psychiatric Association, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Austrian Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Vienna, Austria.,Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, Villach State Hospital, Villach, Austria
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- Association of Psychiatrists of Spanish Association of Neuropsychiatry, Madrid, Spain.,Mental Health Centre, Horta-Guinardó, Barcelona, Spain
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- Croatian Psychiatric Association, Zagreb, Croatia.,Zagreb School of Medicine and Zagreb University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Polish Psychiatric Association, Warsaw, Poland.,European Psychiatric Association Council of National Psychiatric Associations, Strasbourg, France.,Department of Psychiatry Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- European Psychiatric Association, Committee on Ethical Issues, Strasbourg, France.,Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes (AMH), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Independent Psychiatric Association of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Belarusian Psychiatric Association, Minsk, Belarus.,Psychiatry and Medical Psychology Department, Belarusian State Medical University, Minsk, Belarus
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- Royal College of Psychiatrists, London, United Kingdom
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- Armenian Psychiatric Association, Yerevan, Armenia.,Center of Psychosocial Recovery, Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
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- National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental-Ill Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Maltese Association of Psychiatry, Attard, Malta.,University of Malta, Msida, Malta
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- Latvian Psychiatric Association, Riga, Latvia.,Department of Psychiatry and Narcology, Rīga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia
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- Psychiatric Association of Eastern Europe and the Balkans, Athens, Greece.,Department of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Romanian Association of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Psychiatry "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- European Psychiatric Association, Committee on Ethical Issues, Strasbourg, France
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- Swiss Society of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Bern, Switzerland
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- European Psychiatric Association, Committee on Ethical Issues, Strasbourg, France.,Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy Stradina Department, University of Riga, Riga, Latvia
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- Portuguese Society of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Lisbon, Portugal.,Casa de Saúde da Idanha and San José Psychiatric Clinic Instituto das Irmãs Hospitaleiras do Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Belas, Portugal
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- European Psychiatric Association, Committee on Ethical Issues, Strasbourg, France.,Slovak Psychiatric Association, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Association of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine.,Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery of Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Austrian Society for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Vienna, Austria.,Clinical Division of Social Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- European Psychiatric Association, Committee on Ethical Issues, Strasbourg, France.,CNWL NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Israel Psychiatric Association, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Psychiatric Association of Turkey, Ankara, Turkey.,Forensic Psychiatry Department, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
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- European Psychiatric Association Council of National Psychiatric Associations, Strasbourg, France.,Department of Psychiatry, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Bersani FS, Mandarelli G, Ferracuti S, Catanesi R. Legislative differences may influence the characteristics of involuntary hospitalised psychiatric patients. MEDICINE, SCIENCE, AND THE LAW 2020; 60:235-236. [PMID: 32321336 DOI: 10.1177/0025802420918487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Section of Criminology and Forensic Psychiatry, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Italy
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Plahouras JE, Mehta S, Buchman DZ, Foussias G, Daskalakis ZJ, Blumberger DM. Experiences with legally mandated treatment in patients with schizophrenia: A systematic review of qualitative studies. Eur Psychiatry 2020; 63:e39. [PMID: 32406364 PMCID: PMC7355163 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background: Patients with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, may be legally mandated to undergo psychiatric treatment. Patients’ experiences in these situations are not well characterized. This systematic review of qualitative studies aims to describe the experiences of patients with schizophrenia and related disorders who have undergone legally mandated treatment. Methods: Four bibliographic databases were searched: CINAHL Plus (1981–2019), EMBASE (1947–2019), MEDLINE (1946–2019), and PsycINFO (1806–2019). These databases were searched for keywords, text words, and medical subject headings related to schizophrenia, legally mandated treatment and patient experience. The reference lists of included studies and systematic reviews were also investigated. The identified titles and abstracts were reviewed for study inclusion. A thematic analysis was completed for the synthesis of positive and negative aspects of legally mandated treatment. Results: A total of 4,008 citations were identified. Eighteen studies were included in the final synthesis. For the thematic analysis, results were collated under two broad themes; positive patient experiences and negative patient experiences. Patients were satisfied when their autonomy was respected, and dissatisfied when it was not. Patients often retrospectively recognized that their treatment was beneficial. Furthermore, negative aspects of the treatment included deficits in communication and a lack of information. Conclusions: Intervention research has historically focused on clinical outcomes and the quantitative aspects of treatment. Thus, this study provides insight into the qualitative aspects of patients’ experiences with legally mandated treatment. Recognizing these opinions and experiences can lead to better attitudes toward treatment for patients with schizophrenia and related psychiatric illnesses.
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- Joanne E Plahouras
- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, OntarioCanada
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- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, OntarioCanada
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- Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Bioethics Department, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Campbell Family Mental Health Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Schizophrenia Division, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, OntarioCanada.,Campbell Family Mental Health Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, OntarioCanada.,Campbell Family Mental Health Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Conrad RC, Baum ML, Shah SB, Levy-Carrick NC, Biswas J, Schmelzer NA, Silbersweig D. Duties toward Patients with Psychiatric Illness. Hastings Cent Rep 2020; 50:67-69. [PMID: 32596900 PMCID: PMC7361558 DOI: 10.1002/hast.1139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Patients with psychiatric illness feel the brunt of the intersection of many of our society's and our health care system's disparities, and the vulnerability of this population during the Covid-19 pandemic cannot be overstated. Patients with psychiatric illness often suffer from the stigma of mental illness and receive poor medical care. Many patients with severe and persistent mental illness face additional barriers, including poverty, marginal housing, and food insecurity. Patients who require psychiatric hospitalization now face the risk of transmission of Covid-19 due to the inherent difficulties of social distancing within a psychiatric hospital. Patients whose freedom and self-determination have been temporarily overruled as they receive involuntary psychiatric treatment deserve a setting that maintains their health and safety. While tele-mental health has been rapidly expanded to provide new ways to access psychiatric treatment, some patients may have limitations in technological literacy or access to devices. The social isolation, economic fallout, and potential traumatization related to the current pandemic will disproportionately affect this vulnerable population, and society's duties to them must be considered.
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Segal SP. The utility of outpatient civil commitment: Investigating the evidence. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY 2020; 70:101565. [PMID: 32482302 PMCID: PMC7394121 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2020.101565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2019] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Outpatient civil commitment (OCC), community treatment orders (CTOs) in European and Commonwealth nations, require the provision of needed-treatment to protect against imminent threats to health and safety. OCC-reviews aggregating all studies report inconsistent outcomes. This review, searches for consistency in OCC-outcomes by evaluating studies based on mental health system characteristics, measurement, and design principles. METHODS All previously reviewed OCC-studies and more recent investigations were grouped by their outcome-measures' relationship to OCC statute objectives. A study's evidence-quality ranking was assessed. Hospital and service-utilization outcomes were grouped by whether they represented treatment provision, patient outcome, or the conflation of both. RESULTS OCC-studies including direct health and safety outcomes found OCC associated with reduced mortality-risk, increased access to acute medical care, and reduced violence and victimization risks. Studies considering treatment-provision, found OCC associated with improved medication and service compliance. If coupled with assertive community treatment (ACT) or aggressive case management OCC was associated with enhanced ACT success in reducing hospitalization need. When outpatient-services were limited, OCC facilitated rapid return to hospital for needed-treatment and increased hospital utilization in the absence of a less restrictive alternative. OCC-studies measuring "total hospital days", "prevention of hospitalization", and "readmissions" report negative and/or no difference findings because they erroneously conflate their intervention (provision of needed treatment) and outcome. CONCLUSIONS This investigation finds replicated beneficial associations between OCC and direct measures of imminent harm indicating reductions in threats to health and safety. It also finds support for OCC as a less restrictive alternative to inpatient care.
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- Steven P Segal
- Professor, University of Melbourne, Australia; Professor of the Graduate Division and Director of the Mental Health and Social Welfare Research Group, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
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Tamune H, Ukita J, Hamamoto Y, Tanaka H, Narushima K, Yamamoto N. Efficient Prediction of Vitamin B Deficiencies via Machine-Learning Using Routine Blood Test Results in Patients With Intense Psychiatric Episode. Front Psychiatry 2020; 10:1029. [PMID: 32153432 PMCID: PMC7044238 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.01029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Vitamin B deficiency is common worldwide and may lead to psychiatric symptoms; however, vitamin B deficiency epidemiology in patients with intense psychiatric episode has rarely been examined. Moreover, vitamin deficiency testing is costly and time-consuming, which has hampered effectively ruling out vitamin deficiency-induced intense psychiatric symptoms. In this study, we aimed to clarify the epidemiology of these deficiencies and efficiently predict them using machine-learning models from patient characteristics and routine blood test results that can be obtained within one hour. METHODS We reviewed 497 consecutive patients, who are deemed to be at imminent risk of seriously harming themselves or others, over a period of 2 years in a single psychiatric tertiary-care center. Machine-learning models (k-nearest neighbors, logistic regression, support vector machine, and random forest) were trained to predict each deficiency from age, sex, and 29 routine blood test results gathered in the period from September 2015 to December 2016. The models were validated using a dataset collected from January 2017 through August 2017. RESULTS We found that 112 (22.5%), 80 (16.1%), and 72 (14.5%) patients had vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and folate (vitamin B9) deficiency, respectively. Further, the machine-learning models were well generalized to predict deficiency in the future unseen data, especially using random forest; areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves for the validation dataset (i.e., the dataset not used for training the models) were 0.716, 0.599, and 0.796, respectively. The Gini importance of these vitamins provided further evidence of a relationship between these vitamins and the complete blood count, while also indicating a hitherto rarely considered, potential association between these vitamins and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) or thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). DISCUSSION This study demonstrates that machine-learning can efficiently predict some vitamin deficiencies in patients with active psychiatric symptoms, based on the largest cohort to date with intense psychiatric episode. The prediction method may expedite risk stratification and clinical decision-making regarding whether replacement therapy should be prescribed. Further research includes validating its external generalizability in other clinical situations and clarify whether interventions based on this method could improve patient care and cost-effectiveness.
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- Hidetaka Tamune
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Mental Health Research Course, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Mental Health Research Course, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Sirgiovanni E, Garasic MD. Commentary: The moral bioenhancement of psychopaths. Front Psychol 2020; 10:2880. [PMID: 31969847 PMCID: PMC6960237 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Elisabetta Sirgiovanni
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- *Correspondence: Elisabetta Sirgiovanni
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Clausen L. Perspectives on Involuntary Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa. Front Psychiatry 2020; 11:533288. [PMID: 33192651 PMCID: PMC7641604 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.533288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Involuntary treatment of anorexia nervosa is an option in cases in which the patient's life or other people's lives are at risk or, in some countries, to prevent the deterioration of the illness. Involuntary treatment is often regarded as controversial and has been intensely debated, although typically with few references to documented knowledge. This paper provides a research perspective of the topic by examine data in the field of the involuntary treatment of anorexia nervosa to pinpoint present knowledge as well as areas demanding clinical action or research attention. The prevalence of involuntary treatment in general as well as specific measures is described and possible early markers of patients at risk of involuntary treatment are discussed. Studies including patients' perspectives of involuntary treatment show the complexity of this treatment, its initiation, and its consequences. To qualify future discussions, improve current practice, and minimize involuntary treatment in general as well as on an individual level, at least four areas need attention: (i) the present specific symptoms of anorexia nervosa and their imminent consequences, (ii) illness history, (iii) overall psychiatric symptoms and general functioning, and (iv) contextual sphere of the patient. In particular, the last two require attention from both clinicians and researchers. Furthermore, critical evaluation of the attitudes of both patients and health care professionals toward each other and the treatment is recommended.
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- Loa Clausen
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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