Use of Acute Psychiatric Hospitalisation: A Study of the Factors Influencing Decisions to Arrange Acute Admission to Inpatient Mental Health Facilities



Nathan, Rajan, Gabbay, Mark ORCID: 0000-0002-0126-8485, Boyle, Sean, Elliott, Phil, Giebel, Clarissa ORCID: 0000-0002-0746-0566, O'Loughlin, Carl, Wilson, Pete and Saini, Pooja ORCID: 0000-0002-4981-7914
(2021) Use of Acute Psychiatric Hospitalisation: A Study of the Factors Influencing Decisions to Arrange Acute Admission to Inpatient Mental Health Facilities. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY, 12. 696478-.

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Abstract

<b>Background:</b> Human decision-making involves a complex interplay of intra- and inter-personal factors. The decisions clinicians make in practise are subject to a wide range of influences. Admission to a psychiatric hospital is a major clinical intervention, but the decision-making processes involved in admissions remain unclear. <b>Aims:</b> To delineate the range of factors influencing clinicians' decisions to arrange acute psychiatric admissions. <b>Methods:</b> We undertook six focus groups with teams centrally involved in decisions to admit patients to hospital (crisis resolution home treatment, liaison psychiatry, approved mental health practitioners and consultant psychiatrists). The data were analysed using qualitative thematic analysis. <b>Results:</b> Our analysis of the data show a complex range of factors influencing decision-making that were categorised as those related to: (i) clinical and risk factors; (ii) fear/threat factors; (iii) interpersonal dynamics; (iv) contextual factors. <b>Conclusions:</b> Decisions to arrange acute admission to hospital are not just based on an appraisal of clinical and risk-related information. Emotional, interpersonal and contextual factors are also critical in decision-making. Delineating the breadth of factors that bear on clinical decision-making can inform approaches to (i) clinical decision-making research, (ii) the training and supervision of clinicians, and (iii) service delivery models.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: mental health, admission, inpatient, healthcare services, psychiatric care, decision-making
Divisions: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 14 May 2021 10:28
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2023 22:47
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.696478
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3122684