Retrospective Chart Review of Voluntary Admissions to an Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital in New York City: A Demographic Breakdown

The current paper evaluates psychiatric needs of voluntary admissions in a large urban psychiatric hospital through a retrospective chart review, as this research is limited within the United States. A total of 581 voluntary adult psychiatric admission charts were reviewed. Continuous variables were...

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Published in:Community mental health journal 2020-04, Vol.56 (3), p.448-455
Main Authors: Garakani, Amir, Cerrito, Brianna M., Aloysi, Amy S., Martinez, Jose M., Buono, Frank D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chart reviews
Community and Environmental Psychology
Depressive personality disorders
Gender relations
Homeless people
Hospitalization
Inpatient care
Insurance
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Men
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental institutions
Original Paper
Patient admissions
Psychiatric services
Psychiatry
Recurrent
Regression analysis
Suicidal ideation
Suicide
Suicides & suicide attempts
Unemployed people
Variance analysis
Voluntary
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Summary:The current paper evaluates psychiatric needs of voluntary admissions in a large urban psychiatric hospital through a retrospective chart review, as this research is limited within the United States. A total of 581 voluntary adult psychiatric admission charts were reviewed. Continuous variables were evaluated using an ANOVA while associations between variables were examined by an unadjusted Pearson correlation coefficient a stepwise linear regression analysis. Men were significantly more likely to have a past admission for psychiatric services ( p  = .016), suicidal ideation ( p < .001) and test positive for substances ( p < .001) than women, and were more likely to be unemployed, homeless and without insurance. Women were more likely to have a past suicide attempt and a depressive disorder. A significant relationship between gender and rationale for seeking voluntary admission ( p < .001) was found. This study offers understanding of male and female voluntary admissions, and a foundation for improving treatment interventions to reduce recurrent readmissions.
ISSN:0010-3853
1573-2789
DOI:10.1007/s10597-019-00498-2