title: The Psychiatric Admission Index: deciding when to admit a patient.
authors: Center for Ethics, Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
authors: H T
authors: HT
authors: Engelhardt
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Coverdale
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D032763:Behavior Control; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D026706:Paternalism; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018579:Patient Selection; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D035501:Uncertainty