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Predictability of rehospitalisation over 5 years for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression

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posted on 2024-10-28, 04:08 authored by BA Daniels, Kenneth KirkbyKenneth Kirkby, DA Hay, BJ Mowry, Ivor JonesIvor Jones
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.

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Publication title

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volume

32

Issue

2

Pagination

281-286

ISSN

0004-8674

Department/School

Medicine

Publisher

Blackwell Science

Publication status

  • Published

Place of publication

Melbourne

Socio-economic Objectives

209999 Other health not elsewhere classified

UN Sustainable Development Goals

3 Good Health and Well Being

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