title: Admissions, length of stay, and discharge barriers at the Hawaii State Hospital.
abstract: Based on data gathered from patients, psychiatrists, and social workers at the Hawaii State Hospital, it was determined that the majority of patients had been in the hospital for more than one year, were committed for forensic reasons, and did not need continued hospitalization. An inter-agency systems approach is needed to address the issue of length of patient stay.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96813, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patrick
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Hishinuma
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Makini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goebert
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fernandes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006783:Hospitals, State; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D010351:Patient Discharge