Statistics Norway

Specialist health service, psychiatry

18   Admittance of overnight patients according to section. 2002-2003. Number and per cent
  Number of admittances according to section Share of total number of admittances according to section. Per cent
  2002 2003 2002 2003
§ 2-1 Voluntary overnight stays 28 429 31 785 74 75
§ 2-2 Voluntary overnight stays with contract  762  514 2 1
§§ 3-8 and 3-6 Forced observation with overnight stay 4 507 4 940 12 12
§§ 3-8 and 3-1 Forced psychiatric health care with overnight stay 4 432 4 489 12 11
Sentenced to psychiatric health care with overnight stay 15 30 0 0
Admittances pursuant to other laws, and not distributed admittances  305  440 1 1
Total number of admittances 38 464 42 197  101  100
1  Lov om etablering og gjennomføring av psykisk helsevern av 2. juli 1999.
2  Lov om barneverntenester og lov om sosiale tenester.

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