Five-year review of absconding in three acute psychiatric inpatient wards in Australia

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 28-37

  Gerace, Adam ^a   Oster, Candice ^a   Mosel, Krista ^a   O'Kane, Deb ^a   Ash, David ^b,c,d   Muir Cochrane, Eimear ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Ramsay Health Care   (Australia)

^d Central Adelaide Local Health Network   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absconding; Acute care; Inpatients

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT DROPOUT; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT REFUSAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920997804     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12100     Document Type: Article

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