title: Admission histories, patterns, and subgroups of the heavy users of a state psychiatric hospital.
abstract: The present study addressed several questions regarding the admissions patterns of the "heavy" users of a state psychiatric center. What percentage of "heavy" user cohorts go on to have one or multiple post-index admissions? What are the yearly post-index admission patterns of "heavy" users? Do different indexed "heavy" user cohorts have similar yearly post-index admission patterns? Are there discernible differences among "heavy" users in the number of post-index and lifetime admissions? The results and their implications, both theoretical and practical, are discussed. Future research directions are detailed.
authors.affiliation: Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center's Community Services, Mt. Kisco, N.Y. 10549.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Casper
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pastva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006783:Hospitals, State / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*