The Amsterdam Studies of Acute Psychiatry - II (ASAP-II): a comparative study of psychiatric intensive care units in the Netherlands

• Main Authors: van Venrooij Janine (Author), van Egmond Marieke (Author), Klaassen André (Author), Barkhof Emile (Author), Hornbach Annett (Author), Mulder Wijnand (Author), van Wijk Cecile (Author), Schoevers Robert (Author), Koppelmans Vincent (Author), Bijpost Yan (Author), Nusselder Hans (Author), van Herrewaarden Marjan (Author), Maksimovic Igor (Author), Achilles Alexander (Author), Dekker Jack (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The number of patients in whom mental illness progresses to stages in which acute, and often forced treatment is warranted, is on the increase across Europe. As a consequence, more patients are involuntarily admitted to Psychiatric I...