The Psychiatric Admission Index: deciding when to admit a patient

J Clin Ethics. 1993 Winter;4(4):315-8; discussion 350-1.

Authors

H T Engelhardt Jr¹, J H Coverdale

Affiliation

¹ Center for Ethics, Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.

PMID: 7803826

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Behavior Control
Commitment of Mentally Ill / economics
Commitment of Mentally Ill / legislation & jurisprudence*
Cost-Benefit Analysis / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Mental Disorders / economics
Mental Disorders / therapy*
Mentally Ill Persons*
Paternalism
Patient Admission / economics
Patient Admission / legislation & jurisprudence*
Patient Selection*
Resource Allocation
Risk Assessment*
Uncertainty