title: Frequency of involuntary admissions and its associations with demographic and clinical characteristics in China.
abstract: Involuntary admissions (IA) continue to be a controversial topic in psychiatry. There have been very few studies investigating the pattern of IA and contributing factors in Chinese psychiatric patients. This study examined the prevalence of IA and its relationships with demographic and clinical characteristics in a large psychiatric institution in Hunan province, China. A consecutively collected sample of 161 psychiatric inpatients was collected. The patients' basic socio-demographic and clinical data including admission types were collected. The frequency of IA was 53.1% in the whole sample. In multiple logistic regression analysis, IA was independently associated with female sex, more recent aggression prior to admission and poorer social function and insight into illness. IA was common in clinical practice in China, and its demographic and clinical correlates are similar to the findings reported from western settings.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Institute of The Second Xiangya Hospital & National Technology Institute of Psychiatry & Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; Tianjin Anding Hospital, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gou
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Institute of The Second Xiangya Hospital & National Technology Institute of Psychiatry & Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Song
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, China; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macao SAR, China. Electronic address: xyutly@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yu-Tao
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Institute of The Second Xiangya Hospital & National Technology Institute of Psychiatry & Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychiatry Research, The Zucker Hillside Hospital, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Glen Oaks, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Christoph U
authors.initials: CU
authors.lastname: Correll
authors.affiliation: The University of Notre Dame Australia/Marian Centre, Perth, Australia.
authors.forename: Gabor S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ungvari
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Helen F K
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Kelly Y C
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Institute of The Second Xiangya Hospital & National Technology Institute of Psychiatry & Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: xiaop6@126.com.
authors.forename: Xiao-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing*; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing; D014600:Utilization Review