TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Psychiatric hospitalizations: a comparison by gender, sociodemographics, clinical profile, and postdischarge outcomes
JO  - Psychiatric services
A1  - Vigod, Simone Natalie
A1  - Kurdyak, Paul
A1  - Fung, Kinwah
A1  - Gruneir, Andrea
A1  - Herrmann, Nathan
A1  - Hussain-Shamsy, Neesha
A1  - Isen, Marly
A1  - Lin, Elizabeth
A1  - Rochon, Paula
A1  - Taylor, Valerie H.
A1  - Seitz, Dallas
SP  - 1376
EP  - 1379
VL  - 67
IS  - 12
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1075-2730
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500547
ID  - ref1
ER  -