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Sex-specific characteristics of involuntary hospitalisation in Croatia

The aim of this study was to investigate sex-specific characteristics related to involuntary hospitalization. Medical records from two psychiatric hospitals in Croatia in a 6-month period were surveyed. The sample comprised 380 men and 335 women hospitalized voluntary and 48 men and 125 women hospitalized involuntary. Results showed that both male and female patients were most often admitted because of psychosis, but the second diagnosis related to involuntary hospitalization in female patients was mood disorders, whereas in male patients it was alcoholism. There was no difference in the length of hospitalization between voluntarily and involuntarily hospitalized male patients, whereas in the female sample involuntary hospitalization lasted longer than voluntary. Involuntary hospitalization in the male sample was related to younger age but was not related to marital status. In contrast, in the female sample involuntary hospitalization was related to older age and to "having no spouse". In conclusion, there are some sex-specific factors related to involuntary hospitalization in Croatia.

Female; Hospitalization; Male; Mental disorders; Treatment refusal

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