Factors Associated With Involuntary Psychiatric Hospitalization of Youths in China Based on a Nationally Representative Sample

Conclusion: The rate of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization among children and adolescents is higher in China than in other regions. Developing more specific and more operational criteria to guide involuntary psychiatric admission for child and adolescent patients is of urgency and great importance to ensure appropriate treatment of these patients and protect their rights.
Source: Frontiers in Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research