Why are some patients admitted to psychiatric hospital while others are not? A study assessing risk during the admission interview and relationship to outcome

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-153

  Hunt, Glenn E ^a,b   O'Hara Aarons, Maureen ^c   O'Connor, Nick ^a,b   Cleary, Michelle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospital; Length of stay; Mental health; Relapse; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857972709     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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