• Capacity-based legislation in Norway has so far scarcely influenced the daily life and responsibilities of patients' carers: a qualitative study 

      Wergeland, Nina Camilla; Fause, Åshild; Weber, Astrid Karine; Osnes Fause, Anett Beatrix; Riley, Henriette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-20)
      Background - When capacity-based mental health legislation was introduced in Norway in 2017, there was concern about the consequences of change in the law for patients’carer whose community treatment order was revoked as a result of being assessed as having capacity to consent. The concern was that the lack of a community treatment order would increase carers’ responsibilities in an already challenging ...
    • Døgnvariasjoner for innleggelser ved akuttpsykiatriske enheter 

      Bystad, Martin Kragnes; Bjørhovde, Njål; Larsen, Yvonne; Aslaksen, Per M; Riley, Henriette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-03)
      Akuttpsykiatriske enheter gir øyeblikkelig hjelp til pasienter med særlig vanskelige og kompliserte tilstander med behov utover det som kan ivaretas i kommunehelsetjenesten eller ved distriktspsykiatriske senter (DPS).<p> <p>Flere studier har de siste årene sett på antallet innleggelser og hyppigheten av tvangsbruk i akuttpsykiatriske enheter i Norge (Bjerke et al., 2019; Tøgersen et al., 2015; ...
    • Health professionals' experience of treatment of patients whose community treatment order was revoked under new capacity-based mental health legislation in Norway: qualitative study 

      Wergeland, Nina Camilla; Fause, Åshild; Fause, Anett Beatrix Osnes; Riley, Henriette; Weber, Astrid Karine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-11)
      <p><b> Background</b> Norway introduced capacity-based legislation in mental healthcare on 1 September 2017 with the aim of increasing patient autonomy and legal protection and reducing the use of coercion. The new legislation was expected to be particularly important for patients under community treatment orders (CTOs). <p><b> Aims</b> To explore health professionals’ experiences of how ...
    • Impact of introducing capacity-based mental health legislation on the use of community treatment orders in Norway: case registry study 

      Høyer, Georg; Nyttingnes, Olav; Rugkåsa, Jorun; Sharasova, Ekaterina; Simonsen, Tone Breines; Høye, Anne; Riley, Henriette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-07)
      Background<p> <p>In 2017, a capacity-based criterion was added to the Norwegian Mental Health Act, stating that those with capacity to consent to treatment cannot be subjected to involuntary care unless there is risk to themselves or others. This was expected to reduce incidence and prevalence rates, and the duration of episodes of involuntary care, in particular regarding community treatment orders ...
    • Increased autonomy with capacity-based mental health legislation in Norway: a qualitative study of patient experiences of having come off a community treatment order 

      Wergeland, Nina Camilla; Fause, Åshild; Weber, Astrid; Riley, Henriette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-07)
      Background: Capacity-based mental health legislation was introduced in Norway on 1 September 2017. The aim was to increase the autonomy of patients with severe mental illness and to bring mental health care in line with human rights. The aim of this study is to explore patient experiences of how far the new legislation has enabled them to be involved in decisions on their treatment after they ...
    • Nasjonal koordinering kan styrke sikkerheten 

      Riley, Henriette; Bratland, Ståle; Hansen, Thomas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-02-17)
      Det er nødvendig med en nasjonal samordning for å øke kompetansen og styrke bevisstheten rundt vold og trusler i ambulansetjenesten. Slik koordinering kan sikre enhetlig og kunnskapsbasert utvikling av ambulansetjenesten – til det beste for pasienter og ansatte.
    • Out-patient commitment order use in Norway: incidence and prevalence rates, duration and use of mental health services from the Norwegian Outpatient Commitment Study 

      Riley, Henriette; Sharashova, Ekaterina; Rugkåsa, Jorun; Nyttingnes, Olav; Christensen, Tore Buer; Austegard, Ann-Torunn Andersen; Løvsletten, Anna Maria; Lau, Bjørn; Høyer, Georg (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-02)
      <i>Background</i> - Norway authorised out-patient commitment in 1961, but there is a lack of representative and complete data on the use of out-patient commitment orders.<p> <p><i>Aims</i> - To establish the incidence and prevalence rates on the use of out-patient commitment in Norway, and how these vary across service areas. Further, to study variations in out-patient commitment across ...
    • Patients on outpatient commitment orders in Northern Norway 

      Riley, Henriette; Straume, Bjørn; Høyer, Georg (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-02)
      Background:<br> In recent years, an increasing number of countries have introduced outpatient commitment orders (OC), which imply that patients can be subject to compulsory follow-up and treatment while living in the community. However, few studies on how OC is practised have been published. <br> Method: <br> Retrospective case register study based on medical files of all patients receiving an ...
    • Tvangshjemler kan føre til mer tvang 

      Riley, Henriette; Storvik, Marius; Hansen, Thomas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2023-03-03)
      En praksis med bruk av tepper, bandasjer, borrelåsstropper eller lignende for å sikre pasienter som motsetter seg under transport, kan være svært inngripende – og gir grunn til bekymring.
    • When coercion moves into your home. A study of outpatient commitment in Northern Norway 

      Riley, Henriette (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2016-12-08)
      ”Når tvangen flyttes hjem i stua” Tvang overfor pasienter som bor hjemme erfares annerledes enn hvordan vi vanligvis tenker om tvang i psykisk helsevern, viser en ny studie fra UIT. Tvunget psykisk helsevern uten døgnopphold (TUD) betyr at pasienten bor utenfor sykehus, men fortsatt er underlagt tvang. Dette innebærer en avgrenset mulighet for å bruke tvang : 1. Pasienten kan hentes, eventuelt ...
    • 'When coercion moves into your home’ – a qualitative study of patient experiences with outpatient commitment in Norway 

      Riley, Henriette; Høyer, Georg; Lorem, Geir F (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The use of coercion on people with mental health problems is a serious intervention, and a reduction in its use is a declared goal in mental healthcare. Yet, many countries have introduced expanded powers of coercion in recent years, including outpatient commitment (OC). However, the evidence of the effectiveness of OC is inconclusive, and little is known about how patients experience OC schemes. ...