| Discharges against medical advice from voluntary psychiatric units. | |
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PMID: 992607 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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About one in every six voluntary mental patients discharges himself against medical advice. But despite the high rate of AMA discharges, the authors found the literature on the subject to be sparse and of little help in explaining why patients leave the hospital against medical advice. They examine the approaches that have been used thus far to study the phenomenon. They also report the findings of their own study, which showed that patients discharged against medical advice had a poorer response to treatment than those discharged in the traditional manner. The study identified factors that contributed to the poor response and were related to the discharge. |
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Authors:
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J E Miles; M Adlersberg; G Reith; J Cumming |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Hospital & community psychiatry Volume: 27 ISSN: 0022-1597 ISO Abbreviation: Hosp Community Psychiatry Publication Date: 1976 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1977-01-29 Completed Date: 1977-01-29 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0040250 Medline TA: Hosp Community Psychiatry Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 859-64 Citation Subset: IM |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Acute Disease Adult Age Factors Family Female Hospitalization* Humans Male Mental Disorders / therapy* Middle Aged Psychiatric Department, Hospital* Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Rejection (Psychology) Schizophrenia / therapy Sex Factors Social Isolation |
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