Duration of first admission and its relation to the readmission rate in a psychiatry hospital

BACKGROUND: Most psychiatric illnesses have a chronic relapsing course. It is estimated that the readmission rate for discharged patients is approximately 40-50% within one year of their discharge from the hospital. The current emphasis in mental health service is on brief hospitalization and provid...

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Autores principales: Vasudeva, S., Narendra Kumar, M. S., Sekhar, K. Chandra
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20048454
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.58294

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802376/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20048454
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.58294

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