title: Appointment compliance behavior of community mental health patients: a discriminant analysis.
abstract: This study evaluated various demographic and psychiatric signs and symptoms of community mental health clients in an attempt to identify those variables which influence appointment compliance behavior. A sample of 172 non-psychotic clients with a primary diagnosis of neurosis, personality disorder, or transient-situational disturbance were studied utilizing discriminant analysis. The results indicate that approximately 85 percent of the clients were properly classified as either compliant or non-compliant in their appointment behavior. The implications for mental health care are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014959:Wyoming