Frequent visits to a French psychiatric emergency service: diagnostic variability in psychotic disorders.
Psychiatr Serv
; 62(8): 966-70, 2011 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-21807840
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study examined characteristics of frequent visitors to a psychiatric emergency service in a French public teaching hospital over six years. Diagnostic variability of psychotic disorders was documented.METHODS:
A retrospective review of the service's administrative and medical databases identified 1,285 patients with more than one visit during the period who were given at least one diagnosis of a psychotic disorder. A total of 317 patients with six or more visits (frequent visitors) were compared with 968 patients with between two and five visits (occasional visitors).RESULTS:
Frequent visitors were significantly more likely to be single and homeless and to have diagnostic variability, substance use disorders, and personality disorders. A total of 177 patients experienced diagnostic variability, which was found mainly in three diagnostic categories schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder with psychotic features.CONCLUSIONS:
Future studies should further examine the link between increased use of emergency services and diagnostic variability.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos Psicóticos
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Servicio de Urgencia en Hospital
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Hospitales Psiquiátricos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychiatr Serv
Asunto de la revista:
PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia