title: [Immediate compulsory commitment in Germany, 1991-1992: initial results].
abstract: The rates of compulsory admission and detention for 1991-1992 were provided by 32 German psychiatric hospitals and departments. Very low rates were found in the eastern states and wide variation in rate in the western (as in 1984). In 1991-1992 the median value for compulsory admission was 28.8 and for detention during the course of in-patient treatment 10.0 per 100,000 inhabitants per year.
authors.affiliation: Nds. Landeskrankenhaus Wunstorf.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spengler
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012931:Social Environment; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
vernacular_title: Sofortige zwangsweise Unterbringungen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, 1991-1992: Erste Ergebnisse.