Some physiological and behavioral predictive characteristics of psychiatric patients. 1981

H J Butter

Discriminated psychiatric patients who refuse and/or terminate treatment prematurely from those patients who accept and complete a behavioral treatment designed for them. The current study examined three groups of non-medicated psychiatric patients. The three groups consisted of patients who: (1) refused treatment; (2) accepted treatment but terminated prematurely; and (3) accepted and completed treatment. The experimental procedures consisted of psychometric tests and the monitoring of levels of physiological activity during relaxation and task performance. The results indicated that treatment predictive accuracy was possible among non-medicated psychiatric patients. Psychopathic and neurotic personality determinants were significant predictors among the three groups. Furthermore, digital pulse volume, minimum pulse during a relaxation phase, and an individually corrected performance skin conductance coefficient were three of six significant physiological discriminative predictive characteristics. A total of 15 criteria provided a clinically sensible and practical means of approaching the problem of treatment prognosis for psychiatric patients.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010342 Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patients' willingness to receive health care. Acceptability of Health Care,Health Care Seeking Behavior,Acceptability of Healthcare,Acceptors of Health Care,Health Care Utilization,Nonacceptors of Health Care,Patient Acceptance of Healthcare,Care Acceptor, Health,Care Acceptors, Health,Care Nonacceptor, Health,Care Nonacceptors, Health,Health Care Acceptability,Health Care Acceptor,Health Care Acceptors,Health Care Nonacceptor,Health Care Nonacceptors,Healthcare Acceptabilities,Healthcare Acceptability,Healthcare Patient Acceptance,Healthcare Patient Acceptances,Utilization, Health Care
D010352 Patient Dropouts Discontinuance of care received by patient(s) due to reasons other than full recovery from the disease. Dropout, Patient,Dropouts, Patient,Patient Dropout
D010556 Personality Tests Standardized objective tests designed to facilitate the evaluation of personality. Personality Test,Test, Personality,Tests, Personality
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001143 Arousal Cortical vigilance or readiness of tone, presumed to be in response to sensory stimulation via the reticular activating system. Vigilance, Cortical,Arousals,Cortical Vigilance
D001521 Behavior Therapy The application of modern theories of learning and conditioning in the treatment of behavior disorders. Behavior Change Techniques,Behavior Modification,Behavior Treatment,Conditioning Therapy,Therapy, Behavior,Therapy, Conditioning,Behavior Change Technique,Behavior Modifications,Behavior Therapies,Conditioning Therapies,Modification, Behavior,Technique, Behavior Change,Treatment, Behavior
D001523 Mental Disorders Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function. Mental Illness,Psychiatric Diseases,Psychiatric Disorders,Psychiatric Illness,Behavior Disorders,Diagnosis, Psychiatric,Mental Disorders, Severe,Psychiatric Diagnosis,Illness, Mental,Mental Disorder,Mental Disorder, Severe,Mental Illnesses,Psychiatric Disease,Psychiatric Disorder,Psychiatric Illnesses,Severe Mental Disorder,Severe Mental Disorders

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