@article{ref1,
title="Incidence of coercive measures as an indicator of quality in psychiatric hospitals. Problems of data recording and processing, preliminary results of a benchmarking study",
journal="Psychiatrische Praxis",
year="2007",
author="Martin, Veronika and Kuster, Wolfgang and Baur, Manfred and Bohnet, Ulrich and Hermelink, Gottfried and Knopp, Martin and Kronstorfer, Rita and Martinez-Funk, Beate and Roser, Martin and Voigtländer, Wolfram and Brandecker, Rita and Steinert, Tilman",
volume="34",
number="1",
pages="26-33",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The clinical practice concerning the use of coercive measures in psychiatry should be compared. METHOD: A common documentation of physical restraint, seclusion, and medication by coercion was introduced among 10 hospitals. RESULTS: 8.4 % of cases treated within the first 6 months of 2004 were exposed to coercive measures with the highest percentage among patients with psychoorganic disorders (32.1 %). The incidence of coercive measures varied highly between different diagnostic groups and hospitals. DISCUSSION: The processing of the large multi-site data sets yields considerable technical problems. Data interpretation should consider confounding factors such as case mix and hospital structure characteristics.<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0303-4259",
doi="10.1055/s-2005-866920",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2005-866920"
}