TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Predictors of 1-year rehospitalization for patients with major depressive disorder: a retrospective study in a university hospital
JO  - Mood and emotion
A1  - Yoo, Ji-Min
A1  - Kim, Sung-Min
A1  - Um, Yoo-Hyun
A1  - Kim, Tae-Won
A1  - Seo, Ho-Jun
A1  - Hong, Seung-Chul
A1  - Jeong, Jong-Hyun
SP  - 64
EP  - 73
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1738-0960
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.35986/me.2021.19.2.64
ID  - ref1
ER  -