Table 6

Specific Items Showing Significant Predictive Ability

ItemOdds Ratiop
Historical subscale2.00<.001
 Past elopement7.77<.001
 Deceitfulness4.71<.001
 Past impulsiveness3.71<.001
Clinical subscale1.27<.001
 Follows rules1.72<.05
 Substance use urges1.81<.01
 Medication nonadherence1.78<.05
Psychosocial subscale1.20Not significant
 Decreased tolerance1.66<.05
Administrative subscale1.26<.001
 External contacts2.99<.05
 Acute risk to others1.71<.05
 Extended leave3.06<.001
 Criminality/antisociality2.04<.01
Protective subscale1.23Not significant
 Hospital ties1.91<.05
BEAT total score1.18<.001
Overall risk estimate2.28<.01
  • BEAT = Booth Evaluation of Absconding Tool