In:
Behavioral Sciences, MDPI AG, Vol. 13, No. 1 ( 2023-01-08), p. 58-
Abstract:
Absconding from inpatient psychiatric services has been associated with poor outcomes, putting the patient and community at risk and prolonging the recovery process. A retrospective study investigated the absconding rates and risk factors among patients admitted to an open-door, no-restraint inpatient psychiatric unit. Overall, the absconding rate was 4.5%, and the relative risk of absconding was higher for male, younger, and non-Caucasian patients as well as for those who had already absconded, were unknown to health services, compulsorily admitted, admitted for substance abuse, and in the first days of hospitalization. The findings of this study may have important public health implications.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2076-328X
Language:
English
Publisher:
MDPI AG
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2651997-5
