Grant and his colleagues reported that of 279 psychiatric patients in British Columbia who applied for review of their detention
A) the average age was about 54 years.
B) 68 percent of the patients had a history of suicidal or other self-injurious behaviour prior to hospitalization.
C) almost all patients had prior arrests for violent offences (well above 3/4 of the sample) .
D) close to the entire sample was employed prior to admission.
E) 20 percent had a primary diagnosis of a psychotic disorder.
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