A 16-year follow-up of a child inpatient population.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate long-term outcomes of children who had been inpatients in a child psychiatry unit. Fifty children, who were consecutive admissions to a Dublin inpatient child psychiatry unit between November 1978 and July 1980, were followed up 16 years later. We obtained some direct information on 33 subjects; of these, 4 subjects had died and 11 subjects (33%) were living abroad. A poor outcome as defined by death, imprisonment, adult psychiatric disorder or unemployment was present in 18 of the 24 subjects (79%) on whom this information was available. We conclude that more support and increased availability of services post discharge are needed.
Healy
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Children's Department, Maudsley Hospital, London, UK.
Fitzgerald
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009026:Mortality; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011379:Prognosis; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014478:Unemployment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data