Factors associated with frequent admissions to an acute geriatric psychiatric inpatient unit

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 226-230

  Woo, Benjamin K P ^a   Golshan, Shahrokh ^a   Allen, Edward C ^a   Daly, John W ^a   Jeste, Dilip V ^a   Sewell, Daniel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Psychiatric inpatients; Readmission

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PERIODICITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750533757     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988706292754     Document Type: Article

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