Exploring the associations between involuntary treatment and gender in a portuguese acute psychiatric unit

Introduction Involuntary admission rates differ between gender across various countries. In several European Union countries, men are more frequently involuntarily admitted, while an opposite trend, associating women with involuntary care, has been observed in countries like Switzerland, Brazil, a...

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Published in:	European Psychiatry
Main Authors:	A. F. Silva, R. M. Lopes, V. S. Melo, C. A. Rodrigues, P. M. Coelho, F. M. A. Santos, I. S. Fernandes, L. P. Delgado
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2024-04-01
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933824006448/type/journal_article

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