The Case for Psychiatric Hospitalization

Rabiner, Charles J.; Lurie, Abraham

doi:10.1176/ajp.131.7.761

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“…The suitability of treatment on short-term wards for all patients in need of psychiatric hospitalization has been questioned (Rabiner & Lurie, 1974;Wing, 1978). In our own experience in a short-term psychiatric unit in an urban county hospital, we have noted that a minority of patients admitted to the unit do not appear to be suited for this type of treatment.…”

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An information processing system for the psychiatric emergency room

Peterson

Dana

Reisch

et al. 1981

Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation

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An information processing system for a psychiatric emergency room is described. Several studies are presented that show the utility of the system. In the first study, variables involved in diagnosis are explicated. The second study attempts to determine the characteristics that distinguish recidivists from nonrecidivists at an emergency room. The third study attempts to find patient variables related to success in short-term treatment programs. The final study is aimed at discovering whether there are psychopathological effects related to the use of inhalants. Together, these studies show the potential of a mental health information system for learning more about the nature of mental disorders and their treatment.This paper describes an information processing system developed for use in a psychiatric emergency room. The nature of the system and a series of studies conducted in the emergency room setting are described.

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An information processing system for the psychiatric emergency room

Peterson

Dana

Reisch

et al. 1981

Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation

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“…Under what circumstances is hospitalization indicated as opposed to using an alternative to admission? Some, like Rabiner and Lurie (1974) advocate inpatient treatment for a wide variety of psychiatric conditions whereas others, such as Stein and Test (1980), argue that, where proper community services exist, admission should only occur where the individual concerned is imminently suicidal or homicidal, has medical problems complicating the psychiatric condition requiring special diagnostic and treatment facilities, or requires the structure and nursing care available only in hospitals to interrupt a severe psychotic process. There lies a variety of opinions between these two disparate positions.…”

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Determining the need for community alternatives to prevent unnecessary admissions to an adult inpatient psychiatric unit

Whittle

1992

Community & Applied Soc Psy

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Admissions to an adult psychiatric inpatient unit were monitored for a period of 4 months in order to determine the necessity for those admissions. Staff considered that 34-58 per cent of admissions would have been unnecessary if appropriate alternatives had been available in the community. The study was repeated using a different methodology and 50 per cent of admissions were then considered unnecessary. As these results are based on post-hoc judgements, made with some knowledge of outcome, the conclusions are drawn cautiously. Implications regarding the development of services are considered.

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“…There are those who would limit both voluntary and involuntary hospitalization to individuals regarded as dangerous to themselves or to others. Conversely, some practitioners have defended hospitalization as the treatment of choice for many acute psychiatric disorders [Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP), 1969; Rabiner & Lurie, 1974].…”

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