Risk factors for return visits and rehospitalizations to the child emergency psychiatric unit: A retrospective study over 2 years at Saint-Étienne University Hospital

• Published in: Encéphale Vol. 45; no. 6; p. 468
• Main Authors: Gay, A, Peyrard, M, Pineau, P, Pellet, J, Trombert-Paviot, B, Massoubre, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: France 01.12.2019
• Subjects: Adolescent; Ambulatory Care - statistics & numerical data; Child; Child Psychiatry - statistics & numerical data; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Female; Follow-Up Studies; France - epidemiology; Hospitals, University; Humans; Incidence; Male; Neurodevelopmental Disorders - epidemiology; Neurodevelopmental Disorders - therapy; Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data; Psychiatric Department, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; France; Returns; Emergency unit; Hospitalization; Psychiatry; Risk factors; Adolescent

This retrospective study aimed to achieve a better understanding of risk factors leading children and adolescents hospitalized in an emergency psychiatric ward to return visits, and to propose preventive devices. From January 2, 2010 through February 29, 2012, 180 children and adolescents younger th...