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Non-NCNR NCNR Male, % 74 78 Average Age, y 37.4 37.6 Paranoid schizophrenia, % 25 28 Schizoaffective disorder, % 19 23 Bipolar one disorder, % 5 3 Mood disorder, % 4 2 Unspecified psychotic disorder, % 13 17 Other diagnosis, %* 34 27 The other category includes, among others, drug-induced states, personality disorders, uncommon forms of schizophrenia and mood disorders, dementia, mental retardation, adjustment disorders, anxiety disorders, and attention deficit disorder.
Status Non-NCNR NCNR Count Percentage Count Percentage Voluntary 69 25 39 13 Court-ordered treatment 193 69 247 84 Court-ordered evaluation dropped 10 4 6 2 Unclear/unknown 8 3 0 0 Total 280 100 293 100 Statistically significant difference (χ2 with 1 df = 23.72, p < .001).
Non-NCNR NCNR χ2* p* Count Percentage Count Percentage Persistently or acutely disabled Absent 16 8 4 2 9.63 .002 Present 177 92 243 98 Danger to self Absent 134 69 230 93 40.9 .0001 Present 59 31 17 7 Danger to others Absent 134 69 232 94 44.7 .0001 Present 59 31 15 6 Gravely disabled Absent 189 98 235 95 1.67 .196 Present 4 2 12 5 Voluntary Absent 193 100 246 99.6 † — Present 0 0 1 0.4 Amended court-ordered treatment Absent 184 96 246 99.6 † — Present 9 4 1 0.4 * Yates’ correction for continuity was used.
† Insufficient observations for significance testing.
Admission Criterion Non-NCNR NCNR χ2* p* Count Percentage Count Percentage Suicidality Absent 129 46 292 100 211.19 .001 Present 151 54 0 0 Violence Absent 190 68 293 100 109.31 .001 Present 90 32 0 0 Threatening Absent 267 95 291 99 7.32 .007 Present 13 5 2 1 Impulsivity Absent 280 100 290 99 1.25 .264 Present 0 0 3 1 Hallucinations Absent 254 91 271 93 0.82 .365 Present 26 9 20 7 Delusions Absent 162 58 221 76 20.33 .001 Present 118 42 70 24 Weight loss Absent 277 99 292 100 .30 .584 Present 3 1 1 0 Disability Absent 188 67 234 80 11.29 .001 Present 92 33 59 20 Cognition Absent 255 91 260 89 .62 .431 Present 25 9 33 11 Electroconvulsive therapy Absent 277 99 291 99 .00 1.00 Present 3 1 2 1 * Yates’ correction for continuity was used.
Non-NCNR NCNR p* Count Percentage Count Percentage No danger to self/others 7 27 0 0 .064 Danger to self/others 19 73 11 100 * Fisher's exact test results (used due to small expected cell counts).
