Macroeconomic antecedents of involuntary psychiatric commitments in Denmark

Parvati Singh, Marquianna Griffin, Camilla Hvidtfeldt and Lars H. Andersen

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 377, issue C

Abstract: Economic downturns may increase involuntary psychiatric commitments in a population through several mechanisms. This study examines the population-level association between economic downturns and involuntary psychiatric commitments in Denmark, and assesses whether this relation differs across Danes and non-western immigrants.

Keywords: Involuntary psychiatric commitments; Unemployment; Non-western immigrants; Time-series analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118133

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