TY - JOUR
T1 - Changing patterns in emergency involuntary admissions in the Netherlands in the period 2000-2004
AU - Mulder, C.L.
AU - Uitenbroek, D.
AU - Broer, J.
AU - Lendemeijer, B.
AU - van Veldhuizen, J.R.
AU - van Tilburg, W.
AU - Lelliott, P.
AU - Wierdsma, A.I.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Background: In England, rates of involuntary admissions increased in subgroups of patients. It is unknown whether this is true in other European countries. Aims: To establish whether the increase in emergency commitments was uniform across subgroups of patients and dangerousness criteria used to justify commitment in The Netherlands. Method: National data on all commitments in the period 2000-2004. Results: Commitments increased from 40.2 to 46.5 (16%) per 100,000 inhabitants. Controlling for population changes in age and sex, relatively large increases were found in patients over 50 years (25-40% increase), in patients with dementia (59%), 'other organic mental disorders' (40%) and substance abuse (36%). 'Arousing aggression', increased most strongly as a dangerousness criterion for commitment (30%). Conclusion: Changing patterns of commitments in The Netherlands and England might indicate a wider European shift in diagnoses and reasons for admission of committed patients. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
AB - Background: In England, rates of involuntary admissions increased in subgroups of patients. It is unknown whether this is true in other European countries. Aims: To establish whether the increase in emergency commitments was uniform across subgroups of patients and dangerousness criteria used to justify commitment in The Netherlands. Method: National data on all commitments in the period 2000-2004. Results: Commitments increased from 40.2 to 46.5 (16%) per 100,000 inhabitants. Controlling for population changes in age and sex, relatively large increases were found in patients over 50 years (25-40% increase), in patients with dementia (59%), 'other organic mental disorders' (40%) and substance abuse (36%). 'Arousing aggression', increased most strongly as a dangerousness criterion for commitment (30%). Conclusion: Changing patterns of commitments in The Netherlands and England might indicate a wider European shift in diagnoses and reasons for admission of committed patients. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.06.007
DO - 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.06.007
M3 - Article
SN - 0160-2527
VL - 31
SP - 331
EP - 336
JO - International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
JF - International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
IS - 4
ER -
