Predicting the revolving door phenomenon among patients with schizophrenic, affective disorders and non-organic psychoses Fatores preditores do fenômeno de reinternações de pacientes esquizofrênicos, com transtorno afetivo e psicose não orgânica

• Main Authors: Fábio L Gastal (Author), Sérgio B Andreoli (Author), Maria Inês S Quintana (Author), Maurício Almeida Gameiro (Author), Sérgio O Leite (Author), John McGrath (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2000-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to identify the variables that predict the revolving door phenomenon in psychiatric hospital at the moment of a second admission. METHODS: The sample consisted of 3,093 patients who have been followed during 5 to 24 years after their first hospital admission due t...