OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the rate of rehospitalisation for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression over a 5-year period in Tasmania, and to identify predictors of the number and duration of readmissions. METHOD: The Tasmanian Mental Health Register was used to study the 5-year pattern of rehospitalisation for all patients admitted to a Tasmanian public psychiatric inpatient facility with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or depression, in 1983 or 1984. RESULTS: Seventy-one percent of patients receiving a diagnosis of schizophrenia were readmitted in the 5-year period, compared to 59% for bipolar disorder and 48% for depression. For all three diagnoses, the number of prior admissions was a predictor of the number of readmissions and the total number of days spent in hospital in the follow-up period. Age and sex also had significant effects, which varied across diagnostic groups. CONCLUSIONS: A substantial proportion of patients hospitalised for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia were rehospitalised during the next 5 years. Patients with more previous admissions had more readmissions than those with fewer previous admissions.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the rate of rehospitalisation for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression over a 5-year period in Tasmania, and to identify predictors of the number and duration of readmissions. METHOD: The Tasmanian Mental Health Register was used to study the 5-year pattern of rehospitalisation for all patients admitted to a Tasmanian public psychiatric inpatient facility with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or depression, in 1983 or 1984. RESULTS: Seventy-one percent of patients receiving a diagnosis of schizophrenia were readmitted in the 5-year period, compared to 59% for bipolar disorder and 48% for depression. For all three diagnoses, the number of prior admissions was a predictor of the number of readmissions and the total number of days spent in hospital in the follow-up period. Age and sex also had significant effects, which varied across diagnostic groups. CONCLUSIONS: A substantial proportion of patients hospitalised for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia were rehospitalised during the next 5 years. Patients with more previous admissions had more readmissions than those with fewer previous admissions.
Authors: Todd S Woodward; Kwanghee Jung; Geoffrey N Smith; Heungsun Hwang; Alasdair M Barr; Ric M Procyshyn; Sean W Flynn; Mark van der Gaag; William G Honer Journal: Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci Date: 2013-10-15 Impact factor: 5.270
Authors: Florian Seemüller; Sebastian Meier; Michael Obermeier; Richard Musil; Michael Bauer; Mazda Adli; Klaus Kronmüller; Florian Holsboer; Peter Brieger; Gerd Laux; Wolfram Bender; Isabella Heuser; Joachim Zeiler; Wolfgang Gaebel; Michael Riedel; Peter Falkai; Hans-Jürgen Möller Journal: Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci Date: 2014-03-04 Impact factor: 5.270