Mystery surrounds global involuntary hospitalisation rates
High-income countries differ greatly in the proportion of people admitted against their will
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Involuntary hospitalisation rates for psychiatric illness are 20 times higher in some parts of the world than others, with Australia among the top few in a league table of high-income countries.
But it’s not due to differing legislation, the UK researchers say.