Impact of personality disorders on leaving hospital against medical advice among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada.

Tara BeaulieuAshok KrishnamoorthyViviane LimaTian LiAnthony WuJulio MontanerRolando BarriosLianping Tinull null

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2019)

These findings underscore the importance of identifying and addressing specific PD-related behaviour which negatively impact inpatient treatment completion among this subpopulation of PLHIV. Furthermore, these findings suggest a need to develop novel health system interventions to minimize AMA discharge among this population.

Keyphrases

healthcare
acute care
palliative care
mental health
combination therapy
emergency department
adverse drug
drug induced