objective: this study was conducted to identify the characteristics of patients with psychosis who had escaped from hospital or were discharged prematurely and against medical advice. method: we carried out this retrospective study on 72 patients with psychosis who were discharged prematurely over a 38-month period and compared them to 76 patients with psychosis who were discharged according to...

Objective: To understand and recognise why some patients leave the medical facility against physicians advice as it has clear significance in identifying those at risk planning interventions for them beforehand. Study Design: Exploratory Research. Setting: Department of Psychiatry, Gujranwala Medical Collage/ Teaching Hospital. Period: September 2018 to 2019. Material & Methods: The record ...

Background: Knowledge of the profile pediatric discharge against medical advice (DAMA) may help design interventions to reduce its prevalence. Objectives: This study aimed assess DAMA at Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti, State, Nigeria. Methods: retrospective cross-sectional descriptive included all cases from January 2012 December 2018. Relevant information was extr...

Approximately 1%-2% of hospitalizations in the United States result an against medical advice discharge. Still, practice discharging patients is highly subjective and variable. Discharges are associated with physician distress, patient stigma, adverse outcomes, including increased morbidity mortality. This review summarizes discharge research, proposes a definition for discharge, recommends sta...