Objective The aim of this study was to identify quantitative data on the use of seclusion and
restraint in different countries and on initiatives to reduce these interventions. Methods …

This papers aims at familiarizing psychiatric and nonpsychiatric readers with delusional
infestation (DI), also known as delusional parasitosis. It is characterized by the fixed belief of …

BackgroundLittle is known about the treatment of delusional parasitosis with typical and
atypical antipsychotics.AimsTo evaluate the effectiveness of typical and atypical antipsychotics …

Little is known about the clinical relevance of the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD-17)
total scores. It is unclear how total scores translate into clinical severity, or what …

In the absence of controlled clinical trials, little is known about antipsychotic treatment in
primary and secondary delusional parasitosis (DP). All available data on the efficacy of …

AimTo compare the clinical management of typical scenarios by using three case vignettes
in a substantial number of European countries.MethodThree case vignettes and an …

Recent court cases in England and Wales have refocused attention on patients’ decision-making
capacity to consent. Little is known about the prevalence of incapacity across …

We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
depression, anxiety, and panic disorder (PD) among citizens in 11 countries during the …

Background Previous studies comparing restraint data from different countries had to rely on
randomly published data and showed wide variance in the prevalence of restraint between …

Objective Earlier reviews and meta‐analyses have consistently concluded that psychological
treatment of depression is effective in older adults. We conducted a systematic review …