Involuntary and voluntary psychiatric patients: A pilot study of resource consumption

B.P. Perlman, A. Kentera, J.C. Thornton and B. Griffith

American Journal of Public Health, 1988, vol. 78, issue 10, 1347-1348

Abstract: This pilot study compares the resources utilized caring for 'voluntary' and 'involuntary' patients in a community hospital inpatient psychiatric unit. 'Voluntary' patients committed less episodes of violence. 'Emergency involuntaries' experienced more episodes or restraint and were involved in more violent episodes than 'other involuntaries'. A critical predictor of behavior was whether patients were brought to the hospital by police. Implications for public policy and psychiatric DRGs (diagnosis related groups) are discussed.

Date: 1988
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