A cohort through the revolving door.
In this study a cohort of 1722 patients first admitted to all three psychiatric facilities in a small urban area were followed for up to seven years. Seventy-nine percent had non-psychotic diagnoses. Of the total cohort, 7% (n = 120) were readmitted more than three times--these patients were more likely to be male, young and unemployed, but of similar education level to age-sex matched single admission control. Fifty three per cent (n = 49) of this group were not psychotic (most were alcoholics or personality disorders) and again were more likely to be males, young and unemployed than age-sex matched non-psychotic single admission controls. Efforts to further evaluate the characteristics of the multiplyreadmitted cohort were thwarted for a number of reasons. Information about individuals within a system are essential for further epidemiological study but require a better data base and prospective monitoring of patient careers.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario; D010359:Patient Readmission; D012107:Research Design; D012737:Sex Factors