General hospital psychiatry
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Gen Hosp Psychiatry · Jan 2007
Do psychiatric patients improve their competency to consent to hospitalization after admission? A prospective study in an acute inpatient ward.
Competency to consent to hospitalization has important clinical and ethical implications. However, there are no follow-up studies that evaluate improvement in competency during psychiatric hospitalization. The authors sought to determine whether patients admitted to a psychiatric ward as incompetent to consent to hospitalization improve their competency during hospitalization. ⋯ Nearly half of the patients who upon admission were incompetent remained incompetent at discharge.
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Gen Hosp Psychiatry · Jan 2007
Depression in burn reconstruction patients: symptom prevalence and association with body image dissatisfaction and physical function.
This study investigated the prevalence and the clinical correlates of symptoms of depression among burn reconstruction patients. ⋯ The high prevalence of significant symptoms of depression in burn reconstruction patients and their relationship with body image suggest the importance of the routine psychological screening of patients seeking reconstruction services.