Predicting the revolving door phenomenon among patients with schizophrenic, affective disorders and non-organic psychoses

• Main Authors: Gastal Fábio L (Author), Andreoli Sérgio B (Author), Quintana Maria Inês S (Author), Gameiro Maurício Almeida (Author), Leite Sérgio O (Author), McGrath John (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• 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...