[Community psychiatric treatment and needs of admission of psychiatric patients. A controlled study 5 years after introduction of a community psychiatric center].
The utilization of the psychiatric in-patient services was evaluated in the intervention district and compared with a selected control district. The number of admissions and in-patient days were similar before admission to the community psychiatric service. As a result of the intervention the number of admissions to hospital and the length of in-patient hospital stay decreased significantly, resulting in a reduction of total number of in-patient days by 47%. The findings of other recent studies follow the same pattern. The reduction in in-patient days was significant in the group of schizophrenic patients.
Christensen
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Psykiatrisk afdeling, Sygehus Fyn, Svendborg.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003718:Denmark; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy