2019
Patient Requests for Discharge from Voluntary Psychiatric Hospitalization: a Chart Review
Garakani A, Appel JM, Aloysi AS, Martinez JM, Larkin K, Buono FD. Patient Requests for Discharge from Voluntary Psychiatric Hospitalization: a Chart Review. Psychiatric Quarterly 2019, 90: 849-859. PMID: 31468251, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-019-09671-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric hospitalizationAdmission dayUrine toxicologyVoluntary Psychiatric HospitalizationSuicidal ideationNew York City hospitalsPositive urine toxicologyPrevious psychiatric hospitalizationInpatient psychiatric admissionStepwise linear regression analysisCalendar year 2007Chart reviewEarly dischargePsychiatric admissionsPatient outcomesInpatient careTobacco useCity HospitalPatient's requestInpatient servicesLinear regression analysisCigarette usePsychiatric inpatientsVoluntary admissionHospitalization
2009
A Clinical Study of Competency to Consent to Hospitalization and Treatment in Geriatric Inpatients*
Billick SB, Perez DR, Garakani A. A Clinical Study of Competency to Consent to Hospitalization and Treatment in Geriatric Inpatients*. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2009, 54: 943-946. PMID: 19486444, DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01047.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMini-Mental State ExamBlessed Dementia ScaleGeriatric medicine unitMedical-surgical patientsMental State ExamSurgical patientsGeriatric patientsGeriatric inpatientsMedicine unitDementia ScaleClinical studiesClinical examUseful adjunctPatientsAge groupsFindings of competenceState ExamHospitalizationScoresWAIS-R subtestsTreatmentCompetency questionnaireExamInpatientsGreat variability