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. 2017 Jul;88(7):802-810.
doi: 10.1007/s00115-016-0261-3.

[Coercive measures in German hospitals for psychiatry and psychotherapy : A pilot study by the DGPPN to evaluate a uniform assessment instrument]

[Article in German]
K Adorjan  1 , T Steinert  2 , E Flammer  2 , A Deister  3 , M Koller  4 , M Zinkler  5 , S C Herpertz  6 , S Häfner  6 , F Hohl-Radke  7 , K H Beine  8 , P Falkai  1 , G Gerlinger  9 , O Pogarell  10 , T Pollmächer  11
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[Coercive measures in German hospitals for psychiatry and psychotherapy : A pilot study by the DGPPN to evaluate a uniform assessment instrument]

[Article in German]
K Adorjan et al. Nervenarzt. 2017 Jul.

Abstract

Study objective: A simple instrument to record case-related coercive measures was tested as part of a pilot project of the German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (DGPPN).

Methods: To assess coercive measures data were collected for 3 months in 8 German hospitals for psychiatry and psychotherapy. The type of measures used, the main diagnosis and the legal basis for the coercive measures were documented.

Results: In the sample studied, coercive measures were applied in 8% of cases. Coercive measures were most commonly used in patients with a schizophrenic disorder. The principle of justifiable necessity according to § 34 of the German Penal Code was used particularly often as the legal basis for justifying the coercive measures.

Conclusion: Suitable measurement instruments and reliable data that enable the learning of best practices represent the basis for a reduction of coercive measures.

Keywords: Coercive measures; DGPPN; Legal basis; Psychiatry.

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