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SUBMITTER: Smith P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7578147 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Smith Pierre P Nicaise Pablo P Giacco Domenico D Bird Victoria Jane VJ Bauer Michael M Ruggeri Mirella M Welbel Marta M Pfennig Andrea A Lasalvia Antonio A Moskalewicz Jacek J Priebe Stefan S Lorant Vincent V
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology 20200514 11
<h4>Purpose</h4>Long lengths of stay (LoS) in psychiatric hospitals or repeated admission may affect the social integration of patients with psychiatric disorders. So far, however, studies have been inconclusive. This study aimed to analyse whether long LoS or repeated admissions in psychiatric wards were associated in different ways with changes in the social integration of patients.<h4>Methods</h4>Within a prospective cohort study, data were collected on 2181 patients with a main ICD-10 diagno ...[more]