@article{ref1,
title="Clinical and socio-demographic description of involuntary psychiatric inpatients admitted under the state of administrative hospitalization in Chile",
journal="Journal of Neuropsychiatry (Santiago, Chile)",
year="2011",
author="Jaime, S.T. and Daniela, H.F. and David, A.F. and Ximena, F.M.",
volume="49",
number="2",
pages="157-164",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: According to the &quot;Operational framework for the admission of psychiatric inpatients and for the delivery of mental health services&quot; in force since 2001, a person can be hospitalized at a psychiatric service without their agreement if their mental disorder poses a risk for their own safety or for the safety of other people. <br><br>AIM: To describe the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of psychiatric inpatients hospitalized under the &quot;administrative hospitalization&quot; rule (a specific type of involuntary hospitalization) at the psychiatric service of the Clinica San Carlos de Apoquindo between the years 2006 and 2008. <br><br>METHODS: Data was obtained from the patients clinical recordings. <br><br>RESULTS: Most of 32 patients were young women, active workers, with bipolar disorder and history of suicide behavior and poor medication compliance. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Our study is a first step to characterize the involuntary psychiatric inpatients population hospitalized under the procedures regulated by Chilean legislation established since less than ten years.<p /><p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0034-7388",
doi="10.4067/s0717-92272011000200005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/s0717-92272011000200005"
}