Factors related to repeated episodes of treatment with a mobile emergency psychiatric service.

Title: Factors related to repeated episodes of treatment with a mobile emergency psychiatric service.
Identifier: AAI9304665
identifier: 9304665
Creator: Friedman, Laura Jean.
Contributor: Adviser: Steven Tuber
Date: 1992
Language: English
Publisher: City University of New York.
Subject: Psychology, Clinical | Health Sciences, Mental Health
Abstract: A retrospective chart review of 100 cases (50 single-episode and 50 multiple-episode cases) seen by a mobile psychiatric emergency service was conducted to determine which first-visit clinical characteristics distinguished repeated users of the service from those seen only once. Since earlier studies have suggested that heavy users of emergency services resemble what has been described as the new young chronic population, it was hypothesized that a lower overall level of functioning (as measured by the Global Assessment Scale), substance abuse, and/or the presence of psychotic or suicidal symptoms would be significant predictors of repeated episodes of treatment.;Only the presence of psychotic symptoms at initial presentation significantly distinguished the repeat-episode from the single-episode group and made a significant contribution to the prediction of repeater status. Contrary to expectation, the repeated users did not appear to resemble the young chronic population.
Type: dissertation
Source: PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
degree: Ph.D.

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