McGreevy M A, Steadman H J, Way B B
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1984 Jun;35(6):589-94. doi: 10.1176/ps.35.6.589.
In 1980 New York State's Office of Mental Health began operation of a program designed to provide a secure treatment unit at each of the 23 state psychiatric centers. As part of a research project to assess the operation of the units, demographic and hospitalization data were gathered on all clients residing on, and admitted to, the 14 operational units over a five-month period in 1982. Clinical data and information on program operation were also obtained. Results indicated that the units were generally functioning as planned, primarily serving young male civil patients referred for assaultive behavior. The patients were significantly more likely to have been involved in incidents of dangerous behavior and to have been in restraint or seclusion than were patients on comparison wards. The study also found that the secure units had been effective in reducing the rate of such incidents for the patients served. However, some data suggested the presence of an inappropriate population on certain units.
1980年，纽约州心理健康办公室开始实施一项计划，旨在为该州23家精神病中心各配备一个安全治疗单元。作为评估这些单元运营情况的研究项目的一部分，1982年在五个月的时间里收集了居住在14个运营单元以及被收治到这些单元的所有患者的人口统计学和住院数据。还获取了临床数据和有关项目运营的信息。结果表明，这些单元总体上按计划运行，主要服务于因攻击性行为而被转诊的年轻男性民事患者。与对照病房的患者相比，这些患者卷入危险行为事件以及受到约束或隔离的可能性要大得多。该研究还发现，安全单元在降低所服务患者此类事件的发生率方面是有效的。然而，一些数据表明某些单元存在不合适的患者群体。
