[Assessment of relationship between characteristics of psychiatric patients escaping from Razi psychiatric hospital]

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Absconding patients from psychiatric ward is common phenomenon that causes many consequences for community and patient. In order to decrease rate of absconding, it is necessary to know the related factors leading to this event. Thus, this study was conducted at Razi Psychiatric Hospital to determine the related factors leading to absconding of psychiatric patients from Razi Psychiatric Hospital