title: Predictors for readmission into children's inpatient mental health treatment.
abstract: The goal of this study was to examine factors associated with time to first and subsequent readmissions of youth (N = 1,432) to one of Florida's residential mental health treatment programs, known as State Inpatient Psychiatric Program (SIPP). Results of multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that greater maltreatment severity, shorter length of time spent in SIPP during the initial episode, and longer time to provision of targeted case management services were associated with earlier readmission. When time to subsequent readmission was examined, results of multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that shorter length of stay during the second hospitalization and having more than one mental health diagnosis increased the odds of experiencing subsequent readmission. One consistent finding across initial and subsequent readmissions was that the timing of service provision but not the amount of services was crucial for preventing readmissions to inpatient residential programs.
authors: Department of Child and Family Studies, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, MHC 2435, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33612-3807, USA, yampol@usf.edu.
authors: Svetlana
authors: S
authors: Yampolskaya
authors: Debra
authors: D
authors: Mowery
authors: Norín
authors: N
authors: Dollard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors