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Geriatr Nurs ; 41(5): 536-543, 2020.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32139030

ABSTRACT

Sometimes care is provided to a cognitively impaired person against the person's will, referred to as involuntary treatment. We developed the PRITAH intervention, aimed at prevention and reduction of involuntary treatment at home. PRITAH consists of a policy discouraging involuntary treatment, workshops, coaching by a specialized nurse and alternative interventions. A feasibility study was conducted including 30 professional caregivers. Feasibility was assessed by attendance lists (reach), a logbook (dose delivered and fidelity), evaluation questionnaires and focus group interviews (dose received, satisfaction & barriers). The workshops and coach were positively evaluated and the average attendance rate was 73%. Participants gained more awareness and knowledge and received practical tips and advice to prevent involuntary treatment. Implementation of the intervention was feasible with minor deviations from protocol. Recommendations for improvement included more emphasis on involvement of family caregivers and general practitioners and development of an extensive guideline to comply with the policy.


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Caregivers/statistics & numerical data , Dementia/nursing , Home Care Services , Involuntary Treatment/trends , Caregivers/education , Feasibility Studies , Female , Focus Groups , Humans , Middle Aged , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Am J Bioeth ; 19(10): 71-83, 2019 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31557114

ABSTRACT

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and the second cause of death among those ages 15-24 years. The current standard of care for suicidality management often involves an involuntary hospitalization deemed necessary by the attending psychiatrist. The purpose of this article is to reexamine the ethical tradeoffs inherent in the current practice of involuntary psychiatric hospitalization for suicidal patients, calling attention to the often-neglected harms inherent in this practice and proposing a path for future research. With accumulating evidence of the harms inherent in civil commitment, we propose that the relative value of this intervention needs to be reevaluated and more efficacious alternatives researched. Three arguments are presented: (1) that inadequate attention has been given to the harms resulting from the use of coercion and the loss of autonomy, (2) that inadequate evidence exists that involuntary hospitalization is an effective method to reduce deaths by suicide, and (3) that some suicidal patients may benefit more from therapeutic interventions that maximize and support autonomy and personal responsibility. Considering this evidence, we argue for a policy that limits the coercive hospitalization of suicidal individuals to those who lack decision-making capacity.


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Coercion , Inpatients/psychology , Involuntary Treatment/ethics , Involuntary Treatment/trends , Personal Autonomy , Suicidal Ideation , Adolescent , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Mentally Ill Persons , Standard of Care/ethics , Standard of Care/legislation & jurisprudence , Suicide/statistics & numerical data , United States/epidemiology
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Psychiatry Res ; 267: 541-550, 2018 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29980135

ABSTRACT

This cross-sectional study compared the levels of needs, care satisfaction, quality of life, and social support of compulsory admitted patients with severe mental disorders to a comparable group of voluntary admitted patients. One hundred and twenty-five patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder were admitted to a hospital by district psychiatrist order (DPO), court observation order (COO), or voluntary (VA). Participants were assessed before discharge using questionnaires, and psychiatric rating scales. A linear discriminant analysis revealed eight variables that best differentiated the three groups. COO patients were significantly discriminated from the two other groups (DPO and VA) by severe negative symptoms, better satisfaction with both nursing staff and family support. COO subjects had more non-illness unmet needs, while reported better hedonic capacity for social and interpersonal pleasure - compared to VA patients. DPO patients were significantly indicated by poorer awareness to illness, but better satisfaction with subjective feelings. VA subjects were significantly discriminated from compulsory admitted patients by higher illness severity scores. Assessment of unmet needs, satisfaction with care, quality of life, hedonic capacity, and social support constitute the factors that differentiate compulsory admitted patients and could be targets for interventions aimed to reduce the negative effects of compulsory admissions.


Subject(s)
Health Services Needs and Demand/trends , Involuntary Treatment/trends , Mental Disorders/psychology , Patient Admission/trends , Patient Satisfaction , Quality of Life/psychology , Adult , Cross-Sectional Studies , Female , Hospitalization/trends , Humans , Male , Mental Disorders/diagnosis , Mental Disorders/therapy , Middle Aged , Social Support , Surveys and Questionnaires
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