Riley R, Richman A
Can J Psychiatry. 1983 Nov;28(7):536-41. doi: 10.1177/070674378302800706.
This study is concerned with providing quantitative information on involuntary hospitalization of the mentally ill in Canada. It presents national statistical data on involuntary hospitalization to provincial mental and psychiatric hospitals, and psychiatric units of general hospitals for the period 1970-1978. The data used are based on the statistical information on psychiatric inpatients collected by the Mental Health Program of Statistics Canada for the period 1970-1978. The data indicate a moderate decline in involuntary admission rates. Men had consistently higher involuntary admission rates and women had consistently higher voluntary admission rates for the same period. Of the total commitments 22% were to psychiatric units of general hospitals. A high commitment rate was found for the elderly. As this is the first national quantitative analysis, both in Canada and in the international literature, the information presented should provide a useful objective perspective for a historical review of involuntary admissions to mental and psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric units of general hospitals.
本研究旨在提供有关加拿大精神病患者非自愿住院治疗的定量信息。它呈现了1970年至1978年期间向省级精神科和精神病医院以及综合医院精神科非自愿住院治疗的全国统计数据。所使用的数据基于加拿大统计局心理健康项目在1970年至1978年期间收集的精神病住院患者的统计信息。数据表明非自愿住院率略有下降。在同一时期，男性的非自愿住院率一直较高，而女性的自愿住院率一直较高。在所有住院治疗中，22%是在综合医院的精神科。老年人的住院率较高。由于这是加拿大和国际文献中首次进行的全国性定量分析，所呈现的信息应为对精神科和精神病医院以及综合医院精神科非自愿住院治疗的历史回顾提供一个有用的客观视角。
