OBJECTIVE To compare correlates of risk for suicidal behavior in juvenile detainees with those in another high-risk group, adolescent psychiatric inpatients. METHOD Eighty-one adolescents in a short-term juvenile detention center were contrasted with a matched group of 81 adolescent psychiatric inpatients on a clinical assessment battery of established instruments including a measure for risk...

Aims How frequently and to what quality are mental capacity assessments being recorded on inpatient acute ward? Capacity is the ability consent a particular decision defined in law by Mental Act (MCA). make decisions an area of importance health care, as many illnesses can lead people losing some decisions. assessment two-stage process. If patient passes Stage 1, then they have capacity. fail 1...

BACKGROUND Studies have reported an increased risk for suicide in adults with schizophrenia, but limited data on younger populations are available. AIMS We hypothesize that first-episode psychosis is associated with an increased risk of suicidal behavior in adolescents. METHOD A retrospective study was conducted with patients (n=102) diagnosed with psychosis not otherwised specified (NOS), ...

The issues related to recruiting African American psychiatric inpatients are discussed in the context of a study on the influence of ethnicity on psychiatric diagnosis. Ethnically diverse psychiatric residents interviewed 960 Black and White inpatients in 2 urban psychiatric hospitals. Despite the obstacles cited in the literature about recruiting and retaining African Americans into research, ...

Based on a modified grounded theory approach, in this study, we sought to elucidate the nursing care process used to guide psychiatric inpatients in long-term seclusion towards release from seclusion. Participant observations and interviews were conducted with a total of 18 nurses from three long-term psychiatric wards at two institutions from September 2011 to November 2012, to collect data on...