Absconding: why patients leave.

摘要: Absconding by patients from acute psychiatric care poses a significant problem to professional staff, and can involve risks for others. This paper describes the methodology of major prospective study absconding recently completed in East End London, reports findings on why abscond hospital. Interviews with 52 who returned their wards showed that they because are bored, frightened other patients, feel trapped confined, have household responsibilities must fulfil, cut off relatives friends, or worried about security home property. Psychiatric symptoms also contribute decision leave, but nearly every case give additional rational reasons abscond. Some leave impulsively anger following unwelcome news delayed permission discharge. Others specifically order carry out some activity outside In reduce rejection care, nurses may need carefully consider meaning admission has impact it upon everyday lives.