Table 1 Demographic and hospitalization characteristics of Israeli Arab and Jewish patients (aged 18–65) with a psychiatric hospitalization during the period 1963–2015, among persons hospitalized in the period 2010–2015
Characteristic | Arab patients (N = 2556) | Jewish patients (N = 15145) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
% Female | 27.6 | 35.3 | < 0.0001** |
% with Substance Use Disorder | 28.1 | 29.7 | 0.099** |
Mean age at first hospitalization (SD) | 28.4 (9.1) | 27.0 (9.9) | < 0.0001* |
Mean number of hospitalizations per patient (SD) | 7.7 (8.9) | 9.33 (10.2) | < 0.0001* |
Mean length of stay (days) | 62.4 (133.7) | 101.5 (242.8) | < 0.0001* |
% of patients ever hospitalized involuntarily | < 0.0001** | ||
Psychiatrist order | 62.5 | 69.6 | |
Court order | 27.3 | 23.3 | |
Psychiatrist and/or Court order | 70.5 | 74.8 |