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III. Disposition as a Function of Mental Disorder and Dangerousness Indicators

Steven P. Segal, PhD; Margaret A. Watson, DSW; Stephen M. Goldfinger, MD; David S. Averbuck, JD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1988;45(8):759-763.

Abstract
• In 251 evaluations observed in five California public psychiatric emergency rooms, patients who were retained, whether new to the system or having histories of hospitalization, rated higher on measures of danger to self, danger to others, and grave disability than patients who were released. They were also more severely symptomatic and more often given major diagnoses. The combination of dangerousness and mental disorder predicted disposition for 93% of new patients and 88% of recidivist patients. Impulsivity was the most influential aspect of mental disorder.

Author Affiliations
From the Mental Health and Social Welfare Research Group, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley (Drs Segal and Watson); the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco (Drs Watson and Goldfinger); and Institute for Scientific Analysis, Berkeley (Drs Segal, Watson, and Goldfinger, and Mr Averbuck).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Jan 5, 1988.

Reprint requests to School of Social Welfare, 120 Haviland Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 (Dr Segal).

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