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Correlates Of Perceived Coercion During Psychiatric Hospital Admission, Michelle Cascardi, Norman Poythress
Correlates Of Perceived Coercion During Psychiatric Hospital Admission, Michelle Cascardi, Norman Poythress
Norman Poythress
The objectives of this study were to replicate the study of C. W. Lidz et al (see record 1996-15479-001); examine the differences in perceptions about hospital admission for voluntary and involuntary patients (16 yr olds and older), all of whom had been involuntarily detained initially for psychiatric evaluation; and examine the impact of community members vs hospital staff, locus of control, and psychiatric symptom severity on patients' perceptions of coercion. Results substantiate earlier findings of Lidz et al in that legal status (involuntary), procedural justice, and negative pressures are significantly related to perceived coercion. Although all patients in this study …