Caregivers' appraisals of patients' involuntary hospital treatment: European multicentre study.
Br J Psychiatry
; 201(6): 486-91, 2012 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Mental health policies emphasise that caregivers' views of involuntary psychiatric treatment should be taken into account. However, there is little evidence on how caregivers view such treatment.AIMS:
To explore caregivers' satisfaction with the involuntary hospital treatment of patients and what factors are associated with caregivers' appraisals of treatment.METHOD:
A multicentre prospective study was carried out in eight European countries. Involuntarily admitted patients and their caregivers rated their appraisal of treatment using the Client Assessment of Treatment Scale 1 month after admission.RESULTS:
A total of 336 patients and their caregivers participated. Caregivers' appraisals of treatment were positive (mean of 8.5 on a scale from 0 to 10) and moderately correlated with patients' views. More positive caregivers' views were associated with greater patients' symptom improvement.CONCLUSIONS:
Caregivers' appraisals of involuntary in-patient treatment are rather favourable. Their correlation with patients' symptom improvement may underline their relevance in clinical practice.
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Banco de datos:
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Asunto principal:
Satisfacción Personal
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Cuidadores
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Internamiento Obligatorio del Enfermo Mental
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Hospitalización
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Año:
2012
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Article