🧠 Rationale: Psychiatric Patient Discharge 🧠

A patient admitted to a psychiatric hospital is sometimes temporarily allowed to go home.

This permission is granted with the approval of the doctor and the hospital and is not a permanent discharge.

This type of temporary leave is called –

✅ Correct Answer: (a) Parole

Parole means –

Allowing the patient to leave the hospital for a limited period, so that they can:

• Meet their family
• Readjust to society (social adjustment)
• Assess the progress of treatment

After parole, the patient must return to the hospital.

Why are the other options incorrect?

(b) Abscond → When the patient leaves the hospital without permission.

(c) Termination → This refers to permanent discharge or end of treatment, not temporary leave.

(d) Escape → The patient runs away forcibly or secretly without hospital permission.

✅ Exam Point:
Temporary leave from a psychiatric hospital is called →
➤ Parole
This is a frequently asked question in Psychiatric Nursing.

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