Citation

Perlman BP, Kentera A, Thornton JC, Griffith B. Am. J. Public Health 1988; 78(10): 1347-1348.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, St. Joseph's Medical Center, Yonkers, NY 10701.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3421394

PMCID

PMC1349436

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 of 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.

Language: en