Open AccessDuration of first admission and its relation to the readmission rate in a psychiatry hospital
Author(s) -
Sachinder Vasudeva,
Matthew Kumar,
K. Chandra Sekhar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.58294
Subject(s) - medicine , hospital readmission , emergency medicine , medical record , psychiatric hospital , pediatrics , psychiatry
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 providing community-based services.