Why the study?
What are the rates and predictors of psychiatric readmission in patients with a first admission for schizophrenia?
Population
887 patients admitted to a psychiatric ward in 1999 with a main diagnosis of schizophrenia and no prior…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 years
Authors
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May inform strategies to enhance community integration after first schizophrenia admission; leaves open efficacy of targeted interventions in prospective trials.
What are the rates and predictors of psychiatric readmission in patients with a first admission for schizophrenia?
In patients with a first psychiatric admission for schizophrenia, 44.3% are readmitted within 4 years, with risk related to the level of integration with mental health community facilities.
Gaddini et al. (2005) studied this question.
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