Demographical and clinical data in compulsory admissions in male psychiatric

patients from Bucharest

Alexandru N Pavel*, Raluca Oana Tipa*, Valentin P. Matei*, Cătălina Tudose*
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Bucharest

INTRODUCTION Compulsory admission brings important Table 1. Social and demographic characteristics of study
group
legal and ethical controversy in psychiatry (1–3). Age* 43.55 (14.36)
Currently, there are no compulsory admission guidelines Education N (%)

in Europe (4) and epidemiological data regarding this Gymnasium 9 (10.8)

Highschool 15 (18.1)
topic could bring us closer to developing such guidelines.
University 6 (7.2)
OBJECTIVES To assess socio-demographic and clinical
Living area  
data of compulsory admitted patients in a psychiatric
Urban 64 (77.1)
hospital from Bucharest, Romania. There are no statistics Rural 13 (15.7)
regarding compulsory admissions Romania, making Occupation  
these results important in raising awareness of local No occupation 22 (26.5)

professionals regarding potential preventing measures Salary 12 (14.5)

Retired (with 36 (43.4)
toward these cases.
pension)
Monthly income (RON)* 1303 (1183.90)

RESULTS Our sample included 89 male patients with a

mean age of 43.55 (14.36). These patients were admitted
an average of 8.36 (+/-13.34) times, being in compulsory
admission for a mean of 12.15 (+/-17.41) days. Out of all
these patients, 15 (18.1%) were <30 years old, 55
(66.3%) were 31-60 years old and 13 (15.7%) were >60
years old. The main discharge diagnosis was psychotic
disorder (delusional disorder, schizophrenia, brief-
psychotic disorder) – 28 (33.7%), depression – 20
(24.1%) and substance induced disorders 11 (13.3%). In
patients <30 years old and 31-60 years, the main
diagnosis belonged to the psychotic disorder spectrum
while in patients >60 years the diagnosis was dementia.

Table 2. Clinical characteristics of involuntary admitted

patients
Disease duration 63.64 (68.32)
METHOD Using the electronic files, we evaluated socio- (months)*
Number of 8.36 (13.34)
demographic and clinical characteristics of male patients Admissions*
admitted during March-September 2019 in “Obregia” Compulsory admission 12.15 (17.41)
duration (days)*
Psychiatric Hospital. We split the patients intro 3 groups
Hospitalization 21.11 (32.27)
according to their ages: <30 years, 31- 60 years and >60 duration (days)*
Present somatic co-
years. 6 (8.5)
morbidities
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