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World J Psychiatr. Nov 19, 2019; 9(7): 99-106
Published online Nov 19, 2019. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v9.i7.99
Outcomes of administrative involuntary hospitalization: A national retrospective cohort study in Japan
Akihiro Shiina, Aiko Sato, Masaomi Iyo, Chiyo Fujii
Akihiro Shiina, Division of Medical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, Chiba 2608670, Japan
Aiko Sato, Masaomi Iyo, Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba 2608670, Japan
Chiyo Fujii, Department of Community Mental Health and Law, National Institute of Mental Health, Kodaira-shi 1878552, Japan
Author contributions: Shiin A, Sato A, Iyo M, and Fujii C designed the research; Shiina A and Fujii C performed the research; Shiina A and Fujii C analyzed the data; Shiina A wrote the paper.
Supported by a grant awarded to the corresponding author from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as part of a research project entitled “ Research of the inclusive care for the psychiatric patients discharged from involuntary admission by the prefectural governor’ s order.” The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest concerning the research, authorship, and publication of this article.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by Ethics Committee of the Graduate School of Medicine at Chiba University on June 6, 2016 (No. 237).
Informed consent statement: All responding hospitals expressed their informed consent about usage of the data they provided with resending the interview form anonymously.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There is no conflict of interest associated with any of the senior author or other coauthors contributed their efforts in this manuscript.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Akihiro Shiina, MD, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Research Associate Professor, Division of Medical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Chiba University Center for Forensic Mental Health, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. shiina-akihiro@faculty.chiba-u.jp
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Received: May 24, 2019
Peer-review started: May 27, 2019
First decision: August 2, 2019
Revised: August 16, 2019
Accepted: October 14, 2019
Article in press: October 14, 2019
Published online: November 19, 2019
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Core Tip

Core tip: In Japan, involuntary hospitalization by the prefectural governor’s order is applied to psychiatric patients with risks for harming themselves or others. A certain amount of them cannot be followed up the practitioners. Good prognosis can be associated with discussion with external specialist before discharge.