Psychiatric readmission rates in a multi-level mental health care system – a descriptive population cohort study

Rates of psychiatric readmission and public mental health policies.

Mental health consultations in a prison population: a descriptive study

BACKGROUND The psychiatric morbidity among prison inmates is substantially higher than in the general population. We do, however, have insufficient knowledge about the extent of psychiatric treatment provided in our prisons. The aim of the present study was to give a comprehensive description of all non-pharmacological interventions provided by the psychiatric health services to a stratified sa...

Prolactin level changes in pemphigus vulgaris: A cohort study

Prolactin level changes in pemphigus vulgaris: A cohort study

Background: Prolactin (PRL) appears to play a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Limited evidence showed an association between serum PRL levels and the activity of pemphigus vulgaris (PV). This study intends to determine PRL level changes in pemphigus patients during therapy and its correlation with disease type and severity. Methods: In this cohort study, we measured serum PRL l...

The Navajo Indian: A descriptive study of the psychiatric population.

This is a descriptive study of 348 new cases coming to the attention of the Mental Health team serving the Navajo Indian. Tribal affiliation, sex, marital status, age, type of schooling, religion, referral source, disposition, and primary diagnosis are presented and discussed. HE United States Public Health Service, Navajo Area Indian Health Service, Tprovides medical care to more than 100,000 ...