Open Doors by Fair Means: a quasi-experimental controlled study on the effects of an open-door policy on acute psychiatric wards

• Päätekijät: Lisa K. Schreiber (Tekijä), Florian G. Metzger (Tekijä), Erich Flammer (Tekijä), Heike Rinke (Tekijä), Andreas J. Fallgatter (Tekijä), Tilman Steinert (Tekijä)
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• Julkaistu: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Psychiatric wards treating involuntarily admitted patients are traditionally locked to prevent absconding. However, on the basis of observational evidence, the necessity for locked units in psychiatric hospitals has increasingly been questioned. Updated Mental Health Laws in seve...