Table 1.

Sample characteristics according to admission status (n = 169).

	Voluntary	Involuntary	p
	(n = 88)	(n = 81)
	% (n)	% (n)
SOCIODEMOGRAPHICAL DATA
Sex (male)	78.4 (69)	80.2 (65)	0.77
Civil state (single)	88.2 (75)	86.4 (70)	0.69
Age (years)	38.8*	36.2*	0.97
Religion
Catholic	28.6 (20)	36.4 (24)	0.00
Evangelic	25.7 (18)	42.4 (28)
No religion	40.0 (28)	13.6 (9)
Receiving disability payments	32.5 (25)	36.9 (24)	0.58
FACTORS RELATED TO THE ILLNESS/PRIOR TO ADMISSION
Number of previous admissions (11 or more)	22.2 (18)	31.5 (23)	0.59
Time since first episode (11 or more years)	61.9 (52)	62.0 (49)	0.84
Correctly using medication before admission	43.5 (37)	41.7 (30)	0.81
Drug use before admission	26.9 (21)	31.9 (22)	0.51
Family history of psychiatric disorder	43.0 (37)	50.0 (40)	0.37
FACTORS RELATED TO ADMISSION
First admission	1.1 (1)	1.3 (1)	0.95
Diagnosis at entry (psychosis)	63.9 (46)	68.5 (37)	0.59
Cause of admission
Other-directed aggressiveness	47.7 (42)	65.4 (53)	0.02
Self-aggressiveness	15.9 (14)	11.1 (9)	0.36
Suicide risk	5.7 (5)	4.9 (4)	0.83
Outpatient treatment failure	13.6 (12)	6.2 (5)	0.11
Psychomotor agitation	40.9 (36)	39.5 (32)	0.85
Needed physical restraint during hospital stay	11.4 (10)	25.9 (21)	0.01
Received family visitation during hospital stay	61.4 (54)	70.4 (57)	0.22
Length of admission (days)	17.4*	17.3*	0.94
Antipsychotics at discharge
Atypical	22.7 (20)	25.9 (21)	0.63
Typical	88.6 (78)	87.7 (71)	0.84
Depot	19.3 (17)	14.8 (12)	0.44
Antipsychotic dose at discharge (in chlorpromazine equivalents)	8.20*	8.12*	0.74
POST-DISCHARGE DATA
Family does not agree with brief hospitalization	78.7 (66)	67.1 (53)	0.17
Family agrees with permanent hospitalization	43.4 (36)	43.0 (34)	0.97
Family would like their relative to have stayed longer at the hospital	83.7 (72)	75.9 (60)	0.21
Is not attending outpatient consultation after discharge	40.9 (36)	50.0 (40)	0.24
Is not taking medication after discharge	26.4 (23)	35.0 (28)	0.23

*Measured as a mean. Bold font indicates p < 0.05.