The diagnostic accuracy of questions about past experiences of being mechanically restrained in a population of psychiatric patients
2008 (English)In: Memory, ISSN 0965-8211, E-ISSN 1464-0686, Vol. 16, no 5, p. 548-555Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Information about stressful life experiences obtained from patients during diagnostic interviews is an important foundation for clinical decision making. In this study self-reports from 115 committed psychiatric patients of experiences of mechanical restraint were compared with medical records. The sensitivity of patient self-reports was 73% (11/15) and the specificity was 92% (92/100). No clear relationship between psychiatric symptoms and reliability of self-reports was identified. The results highlight the subjective qualities of narratives about past experiences.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: Taylor & Francis , 2008. Vol. 16, no 5, p. 548-555
Keywords [en]
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attitude of Health Personnel, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale/standards, Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Mental Disorders/*diagnosis/psychology, Mental Recall/*physiology, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Nursing/methods, Questionnaires, Repression, Restraint; Physical/*psychology, Statistics as Topic, Suggestion, Sweden
National Category
Medical and Health Sciences Psychiatry
Research subject
Psychiatry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-3551DOI: 10.1080/09658210802010471PubMedID: 18569683OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-3551DiVA, id: diva2:137848
2008-12-092008-12-092017-12-14Bibliographically approved