The relationship between legal status and patient characteristics in state hospitals
1986; American Psychiatric Association; Volume: 143; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1176/ajp.143.10.1233
ISSN1535-7228
Autores Tópico(s)Ethics in medical practice
ResumoBack to table of contents Previous article Next article No AccessThe relationship between legal status and patient characteristics in state hospitalsPublished Online:1 Apr 2006https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.143.10.1233AboutSectionsView articleAbstractPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View articleAbstractConcerns raised in response to proposals that general hospitals admit patients who currently receive acute care in state hospitals have focused primarily on certain assumptions about the characteristics of involuntary patients in contrast to their voluntary counterparts. The author compared a group of voluntary and involuntary patients in seven state hospitals. Contrary to some recent reports, legal status was not associated with chronicity, prevalence of psychosis, extent of social ties as measured by marital status and living situation, or need for seclusion or restraint. 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