Insights and risk factors of involuntary hospitalizations through a retrospective analysis of police records: differences between involuntarily and non-hospitalized patients

Abstract Involuntary psychiatric admission poses a challenge in terms of providing the most effective yet least restrictive care accordance with each country's regulations. Effective communication and coordination between justice, police, healthcare systems are essential for successful implementation this process. This study examines sociodemographic, clinical, parametric factors involved status involuntary admission. A retrospective analysis 292 cases grounded Hellenic Police records was conducted to indicate differences involuntarily non-hospitalized patients as well risk protective compulsory units located Athens, Greece. Out total cases, 240 (77.4%) concerned hospitalized patients, compared 52 (16.8%) non-hospitalized. The prevalent diagnosis among schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional disorders (53.5%), contrast whom it affective (33.3%). Affective disorders, along neurotic, stress-related, somatoform were found offer factor against hospitalizations. Our findings that hospitalizations associated procedural downsides, detrimentally affecting mental health treatment recipients. Therefore, community-based therapeutic interventions should be incorporated into agenda