The readmission of psychotic patients to a general hospital psychiatry unit.
This article describes a retrospective study of patient readmissions to a psychiatric unit in a large teaching hospital. A cohort of 150 patients was identified and their demographic and clinical characteristics, their reason for admission, and their rehospitalization patterns examined. Patterns of readmission for the cohort do not suggest a "revolving door" syndrome. The role of the psychiatric unit of a general hospital in the rehospitalization of psychotic patients is discussed.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010359:Patient Readmission; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis