Readmitted nonpsychotic patients and their eventual diagnoses. A retrospective study on 64 first-timers of inpatient care in the Psychiatric Clinic of Turku, Finland - UTU Tutkimustietojärjestelmä

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Readmitted nonpsychotic patients and their eventual diagnoses. A retrospective study on 64 first-timers of inpatient care in the Psychiatric Clinic of Turku, Finland

Tekijät: Korkeila J, Karlsson H, Kujari H

Kustantaja: Cambridge University Press

Julkaisuvuosi: 1998

Lehden akronyymi: Eur Psychiatry

Vuosikerta: 13

Numero: 5

Aloitussivu: 267

Lopetussivu: 269

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0924-9338(98)80033-3

Tiivistelmä

This longitudinal study was performed to characterise frequently readmitted patients in a sample of 64 first-timers of inpatient care. Half of the 12 revolving door patients were psychotic at last discharge. The relative risk for diagnostic change in the Axis I group was nine times higher than in the personality disorder group.