The Involuntary-To-Voluntary Hospitalization Transition and the Risk of Psychiatric Decompensation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Involuntary hospitalization was associated with worse outcomes within one year, underscoring the need for its use to be proportional to the risk and subject to periodic review. Conversion to voluntary hospitalization is reasonable, respects patient autonomy and, provided that appropriate treatment is maintained, does not worsen psychiatric decompensation.
Authors
- Margarida Castro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5838-6423)
- Ana Rita Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0178-8376)
- H. Salgado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7707-4233)
- Joana Dias Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2647-600X)
Institutions
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Hospital de São João (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Médica Portuguesa
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.23398
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00