Psychiatric Elopement: Using Evidence to Examine Causative Factors and Preventative Measures
Psychiatric Elopement: Using Evidence to Examine Causative Factors and Preventative Measures
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DOI：
10.1016/j.apnu.2012.07.002
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发表时间：
2013-02-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Meister, Adina
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作者：
Brumbles, Dennis;Meister, Adina
背景：私奔是住院心理健康社区的一个问题。私奔会对病人和工作人员产生严重和长期的影响。目的：本文的目的是对有关私奔的文献进行综述，并为实践提供建议。设计：利用多个数据库，对现有文献进行检索。结果：发生私奔的因素包括：心理社会问题、医护人员与病人的互动、病人对住院的态度以及他们的精神疾病。结论：了解为什么患者寻求逃离治疗设施以防止进一步发生是很重要的。(C) 2013爱思唯尔公司版权所有。
Background: Elopement is a problem in the inpatient mental health community. Elopement can have serious and long term effects for the patients and staff.Objective: The purposes of this paper are to present a review of the literature regarding elopement and to provide recommendation for practice.Design: Using several databases, a search of the existing literature was conducted.Results: Elopement occurs due to a number of factors, including: psychosocial issues, staffpatient interaction, the patient's attitude toward hospitalization, and their mental illness.Conclusion: It is important to understand why patients seek to elope from treatment facilities to prevent further occurrences. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.