Civil commitment: a range of patient attitudes.
The authors interviewed adult civil commitment excandidates about their perceptions of commitment six months after discharge. Scales were developed for the following constructs: perceived need of commitment, perceived personal consequences of commitment, view of medication, view of primary hospital physician, and view of hospital experience. Excandidates had a mixed view of commitment. The majority reported positive views, but a substantial minority endorsed negative descriptors.
Edelsohn
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Department of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Hiday
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D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012917:Social Adjustment