Validation of psychiatric patients' statements on coercive measures.
Acta Psychiatr Scand
; 103(1): 60-5, 2001 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-11202130
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the accuracy of psychiatric patients' statements on coercive measures compared with medical file information using empirical methodology, and relating the statements to patients' psychopathology. METHOD: One hundred and forty-three in-patients were identified consecutively, and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Psychopathology was measured using BPRS, and social functioning using GAF. Patients' statements about coercion were compared with information in the medical files. RESULTS: In general, patients stated to have been subjected to more coercion than was evident from the files. In particular, statements about forced medication, earlier involuntary commitments and present legal status showed low accordance with information in the files. Low accordance was related to the severity of psychopathology and being schizophrenic. CONCLUSION: The existence of a 'grey zone' between patients' and doctors' perception of coercion was confirmed. Knowledge of patients' psychopathology seems essential when considering medical, legal and ethical aspects of the use of coercion.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
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Actitud del Personal de Salud
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Negativa del Paciente al Tratamiento
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Coerción
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Internamiento Obligatorio del Enfermo Mental
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Ethics
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Psychiatr Scand
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Dinamarca
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos