Determinants of family treatment choice and satisfaction in psychiatric emergencies.
The experiences of 60 families in psychiatric emergencies involving a mentally ill relative are studied. Results indicate that family choices of more restrictive treatment are influenced by patient treatment histories, and that family dissatisfaction with service response is best predicted by patient symptomatology and resistance, and by family attitudes toward treatment.
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State University of New York, Buffalo.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy