@article{ref1,
title="Psychiatric hospitalizations: a comparison by gender, sociodemographics, clinical profile, and postdischarge outcomes",
journal="Psychiatric services",
year="2016",
author="Vigod, Simone Natalie and Kurdyak, Paul and Fung, Kinwah and Gruneir, Andrea and Herrmann, Nathan and Hussain-Shamsy, Neesha and Isen, Marly and Lin, Elizabeth and Rochon, Paula and Taylor, Valerie H. and Seitz, Dallas",
volume="67",
number="12",
pages="1376-1379",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify differences between men and women hospitalized for psychiatric conditions. <br><br>METHODS: Men and women with an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization in Ontario, Canada, between 2008 and 2013 (N=95,055) were compared on sociodemographic characteristics, health history, and clinical profiles and on 30-day and 90-day postdischarge readmission, emergency department (ED) visits, self-harm, and death. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared with men, women were older and more likely to be educated, to live with a partner, and to report trauma history. Mood disorders were more common among women; psychotic and substance use disorders were more common among men. Postdischarge, there was no difference in either readmission or ED revisits. Compared with men, women had greater risk of self-harm at 30 days (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=1.17, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.04-1.32) and at 90 days (AOR=1.28, CI=1.17-1.39). Death was rare (<1%), with women at lower risk at both 30 days (AOR=.49, CI=.38-.63) and 90 days (AOR=.53, CI=.45-.63). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These data can inform inpatient psychiatric service delivery for both men and women.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1075-2730",
doi="10.1176/appi.ps.201500547",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500547"
}