Thyroid autoimmunity has been proposed as an endophenotype for Bipolar Disorder (BD), although its relationship with clinical outcomes remains unclear. We aimed to determine whether thyroid autoimmune status (thyroperoxidase antibodies [TPO-Abs] and thyroglobulin antibodies [TG-Abs]) in BD is associated with a greater risk for readmission at one year. We studied 77 inpatients with BD admitted f...

OBJECTIVE To provide a description of the service delivery model of an assertive community treatment (ACT) team in the management of a group of severely mentally ill patients and examine the effectiveness of this team in reducing readmissions to a psychiatric inpatient service. METHOD A clinical case audit was performed on a single day in September 2001. Admission episodes and duration were c...

OBJECTIVE To examine the outcome of a population of long stay psychiatric patients resettled in the community. DESIGN Prospective study with 5 year follow up. SETTING Over 140 residential settings in north London. SUBJECTS 670 long stay patients from two London hospitals (Friern and Claybury) discharged to the community from 1985 to 1993. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Continuity and quality of ...

background and objectives: patient readmission is an important criterion in performance evaluation of healthcare settings. identifying the causes of the readmissions would help the policymakers in designing strategies for efficient management of health facilities. this stud aimed to explore factors contributing to readmission by sampling from an iranian hospital. methods: clinical records of 38...

Background and Objectives: Patient readmission is an important criterion in performance evaluation of healthcare settings. Identifying the causes of the readmissions would help the policymakers in designing strategies for efficient management of health facilities. This stud aimed to explore factors contributing to readmission by sampling from an Iranian hospital. Methods: Clinical records of ...

Introduction Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and severe mental disorder. Although inpatient care may be needed in some cases, little known on which factors are associated with risk for readmission. Objectives To identify an increased of readmission within 90 days, after being discharged from psychiatric depression. Methods A medical record review ongoing based consecutive inpatients...

ôbjectivity, reliability and validity of examinations in psychiatry have always been one of the major concerns of experts in this discipline. recently, objective structured clinical examination (ôsçë) for its unique approach and by providing the requirements of psychiatric examinations has been a topic of interest. ïn ïran, an ôsçë has been replaced the individual patient assessment (ïpâ) for e...

background bladder reconstruction in the pediatric population is challenging for many reasons, including perioperative complications and readmissions. objectives on a national scale, determine readmission rates at 30, 60 and 90 days after bladder reconstruction in a pediatric population over a 7-year period, evaluating the influence of hospital and patient-specific variables. patients and metho...