Unscheduled Admissions and AMA Discharges from a Substance Abuse Unit
作者:
BergBruce J.,
DhopeshVasant,
期刊:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(Taylor Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 22,
issue 4
页码: 589-593
ISSN:0095-2990
年代: 1996
DOI:10.3109/00952999609001683
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
On the inpatient substance abuse service of the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital, we found that patients who were admitted to the hospital“unscheduled”had a disproportionately higher incidence of subsequent AMA (against medical advice) discharge, particularly if they were alcoholic. This finding calls into question the cost-effectiveness of hospitalization as an initial treatment strategy for substance abusers who enter treatment impulsively and points out the need for additional study to determine the most cost-effective treatments for addicts whose primary motivation for treatment may be to obtain relief from precipitating stressors.
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