
Number of involuntary mental health treatments in Italy 2013-2021
Between 2013 and 2021, the number of involuntary mental health treatments (in Italian, TSO) undertaken in Italy decreased considerably. According to data, the number peaked in 2014, when it exceeded nine thousand treatments. In the following years, the number of treatments administered against the patient decreased continuously, reaching 5.4 thousand in 2020. In 2021, this figure slightly grew, with 5.538 involuntary mental health treatments.