https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/495188
標題: | Police referrals at the psychiatric emergency service in Taiwan | 作者: | Wang J.-P. CHIA-YI WU Chiu C.-C. Yang T.-H. Liu T.-H. Chou P. |
關鍵字: | Police; Psychiatric emergency services; Referral; Risk factor; Taiwan | 公開日期: | 2015 | 卷: | 7 | 期: | 4 | 起(迄)頁: | 436-444 | 來源出版物: | Asia-Pacific Psychiatry | 摘要: | Introduction: The police are the frontline workers in crisis situations involving patients with severe mental illness and act as a primary referral source for psychiatric emergency services (PES) in the community. The aims of this study were to investigate the distribution and characteristics of police referral among psychiatric patients in Taiwan. Methods: The study cohort consisted of patients who visited the PES of Taipei City Psychiatric Center from January 2009 to December 2010. The associations between the factors of demographics, clinical characteristics, and psychiatric service utilization and police referral were evaluated. Results: Among the 7656 psychiatric emergency visits, 3029 (39.6%) were referred by the police. These patients referred by police were more likely to be male and aged between 30 to 49 years. Clinical factors related to police referrals including a higher triage assessment level, chief problems included violence, disturbance, substance use, less anxiety, and a diagnosis of unspecified psychosis. The triage assessment level and chief problems assessed by nurses were major predictors. These patients tended to be referred from the catchment area and during the nighttime shift, were discharged during the daytime shift, and stayed longer in the PES. Disposition arrangements such as discharge against medical advice and involuntary admission were also associated with police referrals. Discussion: Patients referred by the police to the PES were those with more severe psychiatric problems and illnesses assessed by psychiatric nurses and psychiatrists. They tended to have more complex service utilization at the PES. ? 2015 Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/495188 | ISSN: | 1758-5864 | DOI: | 10.1111/appy.12195 | SDG/關鍵字: | adult; age; anxiety; Article; disease severity; emergency health service; female; gender; health care utilization; hospital admission; human; male; mental patient; nurse; patient referral; police; priority journal; psychiatrist; psychosis; shift worker; substance abuse; Taiwan; violence; emergency health service; forensic psychiatry; hospital discharge; middle aged; patient referral; police; statistics and numerical data; Adult; Commitment of Mentally Ill; Emergency Services, Psychiatric; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Discharge; Police; Referral and Consultation; Taiwan |
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