title: The temporal fluctuations and characteristics of psychiatric inpatient admissions in Ireland: data from the HRB's National Psychiatric In-Patient Reporting System.
abstract: This paper examines trends in psychiatric inpatient admissions from the 1960s to 2014 and uses data from the National Psychiatric Inpatient Reporting System (NPIRS) to review these trends. In the 1960s the Department of Health began an annual system of reporting on the activities in Irish psychiatric units and hospitals on foot of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry on Mental Illness. The National Psychiatric Inpatient Reporting System (NPIRS) was established shortly thereafter and this paper discusses the data from this database contained in these annual activity reports over the last 50 years.
authors.affiliation: , Russborough, Blessington, Co Wicklow, Republic of Ireland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.affiliation: Health Research Board, Grattan House, 67-72 Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland. adaly@hrb.ie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Daly
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006760:Hospitalization; D016304:Hospitals, Private / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000266:history / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Psychiatric admissions; Psychiatric in-patients
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