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. 2019 Apr 29:10:271.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00271. eCollection 2019.

Criteria, Procedures, and Future Prospects of Involuntary Treatment in Psychiatry Around the World: A Narrative Review

Anna Saya  1   2 , Chiara Brugnoli  1   2 , Gioia Piazzi  1   2 , Daniela Liberato  1   2 , Gregorio Di Ciaccia  1   2 , Cinzia Niolu  1   2 , Alberto Siracusano  1   2
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Criteria, Procedures, and Future Prospects of Involuntary Treatment in Psychiatry Around the World: A Narrative Review

Anna Saya et al. Front Psychiatry. .
No abstract available

Keywords: advanced directives; coercion; decision-making capacity; involuntary treatment; self-determination; stigma; suicide prevention; therapeutic relationship.

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