IALH Research Fellow Brianna Turner (Psychology) has co-authored a new research article entitled Rapid Psychiatric Readmission in Youth: A Five-Year Retrospective Cohort Study with Christina L. Robillard, Alayna Gretton and Ali Eslami. The article was published in Psychiatry Research.
Abstract:
This study describes predictors of psychiatric readmission among youth, including rapid readmission within 30 days of discharge. A retrospective chart review identified demographic features, diagnoses, and reasons for initial admission among 1324 youth admitted to the child and adolescent psychiatric emergency unit at a Canadian children’s hospital. 22% of youth had at least one readmission and 8.8% had at least one rapid readmission during the five-year period. Personality disorder (HR=1.64, 95% CI=1.07, 2.52) and self-harm concerns (HR=0.65, 95% CI=0.48, 0.89) predicted odds of readmission. Reducing readmission is an important goal, particularly for youth with personality concerns.
To read the full article, see https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115228