Prevalence and Risk Factors for Absconding from an Open-Door, No-Restraint Inpatient Psychiatric Unit: A Single-Center Study in Italy

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 inpatie...

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Published in:	Behavioral sciences Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 58
Main Authors:	Napoli, Giovanni, Cannone, Marcella, Garzitto, Marco, Colizzi, Marco, Balestrieri, Matteo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 01-01-2023 MDPI
Subjects:	care settings Communication Drug abuse Ethnicity Hospitalization Hospitals Medical research Medicine, Experimental Mental health care Patients Physical restraints Psychiatric services Risk factors treatment White people Italy treatment mental health care care settings
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Summary:	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.
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ISSN:	2076-328X 2076-328X
DOI:	10.3390/bs13010058