Risk factors of hospitalization for any medical condition among patients with prior emergency department visits for mental health conditions

Penzenstadler, Louise Emilie; Gentil, Lia; Grenier, Guy; Khazaal, Yasser; Fleury, Marie-Josée

doi:10.1186/s12888-020-02835-2

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Risk factors of hospitalization for any medical condition among patients with prior emergency department visits for mental health conditions

ContributorsPenzenstadler, Louise Emilie; Gentil, Lia; Grenier, Guy; Khazaal, Yasser; Fleury, Marie-Josée

Published inBMC Psychiatry, vol. 20, no. 1

Publication date2020

Abstract

This longitudinal study identified risk factors for frequency of hospitalization among patients with any medical condition who had previously visited one of six Quebec (Canada) emergency departments (ED) at least once for mental health (MH) conditions as the primary diagnosis.

Keywords

Enabling factors
Hospitalization
Mental disorders
Substance related disorders
Risk factors
Medical conditions
Needs factors
Predictors
Predisposing factors
Service use

Affiliation

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de psychiatrie

Research group

Abus de substances (834)

Citation (ISO format)

PENZENSTADLER, Louise Emilie et al. Risk factors of hospitalization for any medical condition among patients with prior emergency department visits for mental health conditions. In: BMC Psychiatry, 2020, vol. 20, n° 1. doi: 10.1186/s12888-020-02835-2