An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital

ÇAKAR, Gülsüm; KIZIL, Erguvan Tuğba Özel; ÇOLAK, Burçin; KAVAS, Mustafa Volkan

doi:10.14744/etd.2020.00820

An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital

Burçin ÇOLAK, (Ankara Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Gülsüm ÇAKAR, (Ankara Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Tıp Tarihi Ve Etik Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Mustafa Volkan KAVAS, (Ankara Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Psikiyatri Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Erguvan Tuğba Özel KIZIL (Ankara Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Tıp Tarihi Ve Etik Anabilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye)

Erciyes Medical Journal

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 43 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 261 - 266 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14744/etd.2020.00820 İndeks Tarihi: 08-02-2022

An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital

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Objective: Involuntary hospitalizations are commonly applied in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. These practices havebeen controversial since they may pose morally questionable situations. This study aimed to reveal the clinical characteristicsof patients who were involuntarily admitted to the psychiatry clinic as well as the reasons behind the involuntary admissiondecision and to examine the findings from an ethical point of view. Materials and Methods: Socio-demographic and clinical records of patients who had been involuntarily admitted to auniversity hospital between January-2013 and January-2019 were collected retrospectively. These data were compared withthe variables of the voluntarily admitted patients who were matched with the involuntarily admitted study group in terms ofadmission year, sex, and age. Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of socio-demographic characteristics. The fre quency of involuntary hospitalization was found to be higher in patients with psychotic disorders. These patients had a longerduration of hospitalization and were given long-acting antipsychotics more frequently. There was no significant differencebetween the groups in terms of risk of doing harm to oneself/others and treatment needs. Conclusion: Involuntary hospitalizations would contradict further with the principle of respect for patient’s autonomy incomparison with those done due to the risk of doing harm to oneself/others. Prolonged hospitalization and long-acting drugchoices in the absence of the risk of giving harm to oneself/others may contradict basic ethical principles, such as the right tochoose one’s treatment. Caution should be taken against potential ethical issues while considering involuntary hospitalization.

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APA	ÇOLAK B, ÇAKAR G, KAVAS M, KIZIL E (2021). An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital. , 261 - 266. 10.14744/etd.2020.00820
Chicago	ÇOLAK Burçin,ÇAKAR Gülsüm,KAVAS Mustafa Volkan,KIZIL Erguvan Tuğba Özel An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital. (2021): 261 - 266. 10.14744/etd.2020.00820
MLA	ÇOLAK Burçin,ÇAKAR Gülsüm,KAVAS Mustafa Volkan,KIZIL Erguvan Tuğba Özel An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital. , 2021, ss.261 - 266. 10.14744/etd.2020.00820
AMA	ÇOLAK B,ÇAKAR G,KAVAS M,KIZIL E An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital. . 2021; 261 - 266. 10.14744/etd.2020.00820
Vancouver	ÇOLAK B,ÇAKAR G,KAVAS M,KIZIL E An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital. . 2021; 261 - 266. 10.14744/etd.2020.00820
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APA	ÇOLAK B, ÇAKAR G, KAVAS M, KIZIL E (2021). An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital. Erciyes Medical Journal, 43(3), 261 - 266. 10.14744/etd.2020.00820
Chicago	ÇOLAK Burçin,ÇAKAR Gülsüm,KAVAS Mustafa Volkan,KIZIL Erguvan Tuğba Özel An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital. Erciyes Medical Journal 43, no.3 (2021): 261 - 266. 10.14744/etd.2020.00820
MLA	ÇOLAK Burçin,ÇAKAR Gülsüm,KAVAS Mustafa Volkan,KIZIL Erguvan Tuğba Özel An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital. Erciyes Medical Journal, vol.43, no.3, 2021, ss.261 - 266. 10.14744/etd.2020.00820
AMA	ÇOLAK B,ÇAKAR G,KAVAS M,KIZIL E An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital. Erciyes Medical Journal. 2021; 43(3): 261 - 266. 10.14744/etd.2020.00820
Vancouver	ÇOLAK B,ÇAKAR G,KAVAS M,KIZIL E An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital. Erciyes Medical Journal. 2021; 43(3): 261 - 266. 10.14744/etd.2020.00820
IEEE	ÇOLAK B,ÇAKAR G,KAVAS M,KIZIL E "An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital." Erciyes Medical Journal, 43, ss.261 - 266, 2021. 10.14744/etd.2020.00820
ISNAD	ÇOLAK, Burçin vd. "An Ethical Assessment on Patients InvoluntarilyAdmitted to the Psychiatric Ward of a UniversityHospital". Erciyes Medical Journal 43/3 (2021), 261-266. https://doi.org/10.14744/etd.2020.00820