Factors affecting hospital stay in psychiatric patients: the role of active comorbidity

• Main Authors: Douzenis Athanassios (Author), Seretis Dionysios (Author), Nika Stella (Author), Nikolaidou Paraskevi (Author), Papadopoulou Athanassia (Author), Rizos Emmanouil N (Author), Christodoulou Christos (Author), Tsopelas Christos (Author), Mitchell Dominic (Author), Lykouras Lefteris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Research on length of stay (LOS) of psychiatric inpatients is an under-investigated issue. In this naturalistic study factors which affect LOS of two groups of patients were investigated, focusing on the impact on LOS of medical como...