Factors for risk for rehospitalization for those with psychiatric disorders included suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, previous hospitalization and longer stay in hospital, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.
“Psychiatric rehospitalization negatively affects the quality of life and the life expectancy of patients with psychiatric disorders,” Isabella Berardelli, of the department of neurosciences, suicide prevention center, mental health and sensory organs at Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, and colleagues wrote. “Psychiatric