Background Outcome quality indicators are rarely used to evaluate mental health services
because most jurisdictions lack clinical data systems to construct indicators in a meaningful …

The present study aims to validate the interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health (interRAI
ChYMH), Disruptive/Aggression Behaviour Scale (DABS) and Hyperactive/Distraction Scale …

Police agencies in Canada and elsewhere have received much criticism over how they
respond to persons with serious mental disorders. The adequacy of training provided to …

There has been a limited amount of research suggesting that cultural and linguistic variables
may affect access to health services, but no study has examined the access of French …

This study examined the prevalence of Control Intervention (CI) use in adult in-patient
psychiatric units/hospitals in Ontario and developed a profile of those patients who had CI …

Delayed discharges constitute an ongoing issue in psychiatric facilities. This study examined
clinical predictors of 30-day delayed discharges in all designated inpatient mental health …

Objective: Rehospitalization affects quality of life and health system efficiency. Although this
outcome is a common quality indicator, there are few applications for linking evaluation to …

Background Trauma is commonly overlooked or undiagnosed in clinical care settings.
Undetected trauma has been associated with elevated substance use highlighting the need …

This study examined the ability of a risk assessment algorithm, the Risk of Harm to Others
Clinical Assessment Protocol (RHO CAP) to predict inpatient aggression within a mental …

Objective: Small clinical samples suggest that psychiatric inpatients report a lifetime history
of interpersonal trauma. Since past experiences of trauma may complicate prognosis and …