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J Eppard

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PubMed1995

Clinical decision making during assessment for involuntary psychiatric admission.

Twenty-four clinicians (five psychiatrists, five registered nurses, and 14 counselors) participated in a psychophenomenological study of the decision-making process in assessing clients for involuntary psychiatric hospital admission. In interviews, the clinicians were asked to describe a situation in which the admission assessment was especially difficult. Analysis of the interviews identified nine essential structural elements of the decision-making process: systematic and individualized process, state-mandated criteria, investigation of alternatives, decision not made alone, intuitive reasoning, connection with the client, caution, and inability to control all contingencies.

Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders↗
PubMed1995

Emergency psychiatric assessment: the nurse, psychiatrist, and counselor roles during the process.

1. Psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists, and counselors value their previous clinical experiences and appear empathetic with patients. 2. Clinical experience facilitates the development of expertise in clinical skills, more willingness to include clients in the decision-making process, and increase self-confidence when making less restrictive treatment recommendations. 3. Psychiatric nurses differ from psychiatrists and counselors in their perceptions of teamwork, responsibility, role expectation, and in connecting with clients.

Adult↗