“…The overall trend in the number of emergency compulsory admissions has resulted from a variety of general developments, such as demographic changes and new judicial measures. These mechanisms are refl ected in regional variation within countries (Hansson et al, 1999;Klein Ikkink et al, 1991), and in the variation across Europe (Salize and Dressing, 2004). These mechanisms are refl ected in regional variation within countries (Hansson et al, 1999;Klein Ikkink et al, 1991), and in the variation across Europe (Salize and Dressing, 2004).…”