@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of 1-year rehospitalization for patients with major depressive disorder: a retrospective study in a university hospital",
journal="Mood and emotion",
year="2021",
author="Yoo, Ji-Min and Kim, Sung-Min and Um, Yoo-Hyun and Kim, Tae-Won and Seo, Ho-Jun and Hong, Seung-Chul and Jeong, Jong-Hyun",
volume="19",
number="2",
pages="64-73",
abstract="BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess the clinical characteristics of patients with major depressive disorder who were rehospitalized within 1 year and to determine whether the 1-year rehospitalization rate varied depending on the type of medication and treatment method.   Methods: Clinical characteristics of 531 patients hospitalized for major depressive disorder were assessed. The use and type of antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and hypnotics were also evaluated.   Results: Of the 531 subjects, 68 (12.8%) were rehospitalized within a year. The number of past depressive episodes (1.56±2.67 vs. 0.90±1.18) (p=0.048) and the number of previous psychiatric hospitalizations (0.82±1.93 vs. 0.29±0.83 times) (p=0.029) were high in the 1-year rehospitalization group. The rate of family history of mood disorder (25.0% vs. 13.6%) (p=0.014) and the rate of comorbid personality disorder (16.2% vs. 8.6%) (p=0.049) were also high in the 1-year rehospitalization group. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that the number of previous psychiatric hospitalizations affected the rate of 1-year rehospitalization (p=0.003).   Conclusion: The number of previous psychiatric hospitalizations could be used to predict rehospitalizations of patients with major depressive disorder within 1 year. In addition, family history of mood disorders and comorbidity of personality disorders may affect rehospitalization of such patients.   Keywords: Major depressive disorder; Patient readmission; Antidepressants<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1738-0960",
doi="10.35986/me.2021.19.2.64",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.35986/me.2021.19.2.64"
}