Open doors by fair means: Study protocol for a 3-year prospective controlled study with a quasi-experimental design towards an open Ward policy in acute care units

Open doors by fair means: Study protocol for a 3-year prospective controlled study with a quasi-experimental design towards an open Ward policy in acute care units

Abstract Background Acute psychiatric wards in Germany are often locked due to the assumption that opening could endanger patients and society. On the contrary, some findings suggest that aversive events such as absconding and attempted suicides do not occur more often on wards with an open-door pol...

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Main Authors: Lisa K. Schreiber, Florian G. Metzger, Tobias A. Duncker, Andreas J. Fallgatter, Tilman Steinert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Safety
Ward
Psychiatry
Absconding
Coercive measures
Compulsory treatment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-019-2126-3

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