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Nordic records and the coercion they can miss
Of 6,048 admissions reviewed, 3.3% (Finland) and 11.4% (Norway) of formally voluntary admissions were preceded by involuntary referral; published commitment rates therefore underestimate coercion to varying degrees; a 2026 comparative legal analysis finds "considerable…
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What the record says
Worldwide register by region (Batch 2) · Batch 6
- Country / period
- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
- Mechanism
- Registration of coercion
- What is documented
- Of 6,048 admissions reviewed, 3.3% (Finland) and 11.4% (Norway) of formally voluntary admissions were preceded by involuntary referral; published commitment rates therefore underestimate coercion to varying degrees; a 2026 comparative legal analysis finds "considerable variation" in Nordic statutes despite shared reputation for rights protection
- Finding or status
- Peer-reviewed (BMC Psychiatry 7(S1):S141, 2007; Mijaljica, European Psychiatry 2026)
- Contrary evidence / limits
- Measurement finding; mirrors HL v. UK on "voluntary" patients who are not free to leave, and California's voluntary/involuntary boundary
- Label
- VERIFIED
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Reference and provenance
2007-NORDIC-HIDDEN-COERCION