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Predictors of length of stay in day hospital patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Sukhwinder S. Shergill ,
Irshaad Ebrahim  and
Maurice Greenberg
Sukhwinder S. Shergill*
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital London
Irshaad Ebrahim
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, University College Hospital, London
Maurice Greenberg
Affiliation:
Jules Thorn Day Hospital St Pancras Hospital London NW1 0PE
*
∗Correspondence
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This prospective study assessed the importance off baseline clinical, socio-demographic and diagnostic variables on patient outcome at six weeks, and their relationship to total length of stay. It included all patients admitted to an acute day hospital in inner London over a one-year period, and used standardised rating scales. All scales improved after six weeks, but only improvement on the Global Assessment Scale (GAS) predicted the length off stay in those patients who were depressed. There was an increased length off stay in patients with a diagnosis off personality disorder and those admitted with a lower score on the GAS.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 21 , Issue 12 , December 1997 , pp. 760 - 763
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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