Leave and detained patients

Ethnicity and coercion among involuntarily detained psychiatric in-patients.

We assessed whether adult Black and minority ethnic (BME) patients detained for involuntary psychiatric treatment experienced more coercion than similar White patients. We found no evidence of this from patient interviews or from hospital records. The area (mental health trust) where people were treated was strongly associated with both the experience of coercion and the recording of a coercive...

Involuntary detained patients' views about risk on admission to hospital

Background Evidence suggests that patients who are involuntarily detained because of risk to themselves or others may not recognise after discharge either that they posed a risk or that they suffered from mental disorder [1]. Ward staff may avoid discussing risk with patients who may disagree with their own perceptions of risk [2]. However, discharge planning requires patient and ward nurse to ...

Optimizing Outcomes When Patients Leave Against Medical AdviceOptimizing Outcomes When Patients Leave Against Medical AdviceOptimizing Outcomes When Patients Leave Against Medical Advice

• Objective: To examine the epidemiology of patients leaving against medical advice (AMA) and offer recommendations for delivering high-quality care. • Design: Case presentations and review of the litera-

'Why do my patients leave me?'.

Aggression and psychopathology in detained adolescent females.

The aim of the study was to investigate a group of detained females with regard to aggression and psychopathology and to examine the relationship between the two conditions. For this purpose, a representative sample of 216 detained adolescent females aged 12-18 (mean 15.5) was studied with a standard set of self-report instruments, while a subgroup of 73 parents was interviewed by telephone on ...