Are patients improving during and after a psychiatric hospitalisation? Continuity of care outcomes of compulsory and voluntary admissions to an Italian psychiatric ward

• Main Authors: Giulio Castelpietra (Author), Silvia Guadagno (Author), Livia Pischiutta (Author), Davide Tossut (Author), Elisa Maso (Author), Umberto Albert (Author), Matteo Balestrieri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: To compare the characteristics of compulsory admissions (CAs) and voluntary admissions (VAs) in a General Hospital Psychiatric Unit (GHPU), and to assess whether CA and VA patients' outcomes improved during hospitalisation and follow-up in mental health services (MHS) based on commu...