The effects of a nationwide program to reduce seclusion in the Netherlands

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>From 2006 to 2009, the Dutch government provided €5 m annually for a nationwide program to reduce seclusion in psychiatric hospitals by 10% a year. We aimed to establish whether the numbers of both seclusion and involuntary medicatio...

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Main Authors: Vruwink Fleur J, Mulder Cornelis L, Noorthoorn Eric O, Uitenbroek Daan, Nijman Henk LI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/12/231