Prediction of discharges against medical advice from an alcohol and drug misuse treatment program.
A discriminant function method of data analysis revealed that statistically significant predictions could be made regarding AMA discharge, and that certain variables emerge consistently as predictors: a diagnosis involving personality disorder, admission after regular hours, age 20-29, intoxicated on admission, and less likely to have been referred by relatives or legal authorities.
D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D012008:Recurrence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*