| Total sample | Rehospitalization | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | No | Yes | ||
Duration of initial hospitalization (median, p25-p75)* (Time from first diagnosis) | 10Â days (5-14) | 8Â days (4-12) | 10Â days (5-15) | |
#of previous hospitalizations (median, p25-p75) | 1 (0-3) | 1 (0-2) | 1 (0-3) | |
Duration of illness (median, p25-p75)* | 5Â years (1-15) | 4Â years (1-12) | 5Â years (2-15) | |
Axis 1 diagnosis: Frequency (%)§ | ABD | 104 (28.8%) | 34 (23.6%) | 70 (32.3%) |
Schizophrenia, schizoaffective | 86 (23.8%) | 34 (23.6%) | 52 (24.0%) | |
Severe depression | 81 (22.4%) | 30 (20.8%) | 51 (23.5%) | |
Substance abuse-related | 21 (5.8%) | 4 (2.8%) | 17 (7.8%) | |
Secondary to medical condition | 29 (8.0%) | 20 (13.9%) | 9 (4.2%) | |
Other | 12 (3.3%) | 7 (4.9%) | 5 (2.3%) | |
Anxiety | 28 (7.8%) | 15 (10.4%) | 13 (6.0%) | |
Axis 2 diagnosis: Frequency (%) | Group A | 13 (3.6%) | 4 (2.8%) | 9 (4.2%) |
Group B | 60 (16.6%) | 22 (15.3%) | 38 (17.5%) | |
Group C | 25 (6.9%) | 11 (7.6%) | 14 (6.5%) | |
Intellectual or physical Disability | 24 (6.7%) | 11 (7.6%) | 13 (6.0%) | |
Undiagnosed | 239 (66.2%) | 96 (66.7%) | 143 (65.9%) | |
Psychotropic susbstances consumption: Frequency (%) | Yes | 68 (18.8%) | 24 (16.7%) | 44 (20.3%) |
Medical comorbidity: Frequency (%)§ | Yes | 84 (23.3%) | 41 (28.5%) | 43 (19.8%) |
Cause of hospital discharge: Frequency (%) | Improvement | 314 (87.2%) | 124 (86.1%) | 190 (88.0%) |
Voluntary | 41 (11.4%) | 19 (13.2%) | 22 (10.2%) | |
Referral | 5 (1.4%) | 1 (0.7%) | 4 (1.9%) | |
Number of symptoms at discharge: Frequency (%) | 3 symptoms | 222 (88.5%) | 85 (91.4%) | 137 (86.7%) |
4 symptoms | 29 (11.6%) | 8 (8.6%) | 21 (13.3%) | |
Received ambulatory treatment: Frequency (%) | Never | 31 (14.2%) | 15 (165%) | 16 (12.5%) |
Partially | 126 (57.5%) | 51 (56.0%) | 75 (58.6%) | |
Completely | 62 (28.3%) | 25 (27.5%) | 37 (28.9%) |