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Beiträge zu den Fotokünstlern Antje Knapp, Martin Seck, Tillmann Peschel
No full textHoffmann K. Beiträge zu den Fotokünstlern Antje Knapp, Martin Seck, Tillmann Peschel. In: Schäfer H, Rempel V, eds. Ausstellungskatalog. World in Passion. Internationales Fotokunstprojekt im Rahmen der Passionsspiele Oberammergau. Berlin: Conrad; 2011
Involuntary psychiatric treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. An international qualitative study
Full text linkBackground: During the COVID-19 pandemic, studies report that in the first
few months of the lockdown there was a decrease in requests for mandatory
psychiatric treatment, while, in contrast, following the second wave, the number
of cases increased. This study investigates the use of compulsory psychiatric
treatments internationally in the first and subsequent phases of the pandemic.
Methods: Sixteen key people were interviewed: eight mental health care
professionals and eight scholars in Italy, Greece, China and Chile. Participants were
asked to discuss their experience of the motivations, diagnoses and management
of patients undergoing an involuntary psychiatric hospitalization.
Results: The analysis through Grounded Theory highlighted four themes: (a) the
culture of psychiatric care services, (b) the effect of the pandemic on involuntary
hospitalizations, (c) exceptional management of hospitalization, and (d) policies
and suggestions for more inclusive mental health treatments.
Conclusion: During the first wave, respondents reported a decrease in the use
of involuntary treatments, while a gradual increase was seen in the following
months. Italy extended compulsory psychiatric treatment to a group of new users,
including young people and adolescents with acute crises; in other contexts, the
main users are chronic psychiatric patients
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