Involuntary psychiatric admission: how the patients are detected and the general practitioners’ expectations for hospitalization. An interview-based study

Table 1 List of who detected/identified the patients

Who detected/identified the patients in question?	Percentage of respondents who listed each agency (n)^a
1. Other branches of the health service	52 % (39)
2. Family of patients	25 % (19)
3. The police	17 % (13)
4. Friends of the patient	5 % (4)
5. Others	5 % (4)

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