Length of stay of psychiatric admissions in a general hospital in Ethiopia: A retrospective study

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Addisu, Fikir ^a   Wondafrash, Mekitie ^a   Chemali, Zeina ^b   Dejene, Tariku ^a   Tesfaye, Markos ^a,c  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Length of hospital stay; Mental illness; Psychiatric admission; Psychiatric care; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHIOPIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84925343042     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13033-015-0006-x     Document Type: Article

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