Low hospital inpatient readmission rate in patients with borderline personality disorder: A naturalistic study at Southern Health, Victoria, Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 607-611

  Wong, Michael T H ^a   Tye, Christine ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Comorbidities; Hospital inpatient management; Special treatment contract

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PERSONALITY DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 27744584318     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2005.01633.x     Document Type: Article

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