Table 3.
Usefulness of psychiatric treatment and approval of involuntary measures.
| Vignette ND | Vignette D | General D | Vignette ND vs. Vignette D | General D vs. Vignette D | Vignette ND vs. General D |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | Post Hoc Tests | |||
| Treatment is deemed useful | 308 (85.3) | 631 (86.2) | 1046 (94.9) | 51.7 * | n.s. | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 |
| Involuntary hospitalization | 50 (13.9) | 162 (22.3) | 1003 (90.9) | 1136.5 * | p = 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 |
| Involuntary medication | 35 (9.7) | 130 (17.8) | 813 (73.6) | 767.9 * | p = 0.005 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 |
| Seclusion | 9 (2.5) | 49(6.7) | 787 (71.5) | 1012.9 * | n.s. | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 |
| Any type of involuntary measure | 58 (16.2) | 211 (29.1) | 1042 (94.6) | 1126.4 * | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 |
* p < 0.001; n.s., not significant; vignette, participant had assessed the case vignette; general, participant had not received a case vignette and had assessed psychiatric patients in general; ND, no dangerousness; D, dangerousness.