ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2004
Symptom, family, and service predictors of children's psychiatric rehospitalization within one year of discharge.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychiatric readmission of children and adolescents in China: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors associated with paediatric unplanned hospital readmissions: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
- Rehospitalization of Suicidal Adolescents in Relation to Course of Suicidal Ideation and Future Suicide Attempts.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2016Trial
- Predicting Psychiatric Readmission of Children and Adolescents Using Machine Learning.Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Factors Influencing Treatment Dropout Among Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Patients: A Survival Analysis.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2026Article
- Understanding caregivers' perspectives on adolescent psychiatric admission and re-admission.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- The role of the family in youth psychiatric readmission: a scoping review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Review
- Predictors of adolescent psychiatric rehospitalization: A multi-level framework.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Psychiatric hospitalization and rehospitalization among children and adolescents: evidence from 10-years electronic records in Beijing, China.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Cost-utility analysis of home treatment versus inpatient treatment in child and adolescent psychiatry: a decision analysis.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Youth post-discharge recovery and family adjustment after inpatient mental health treatment - study protocol for the longitudinal mixed-methods ReCoVer study.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Efficacy of home-based and inpatient treatment for children and adolescents in psychiatric crisis: A systematic review protocol.PloS one · 2025Article
- Patients' well-being during the transition period after psychiatric hospitalization to school: insights from an intensive longitudinal assessment of patient-parent-teacher triads.BMC psychology · 2023Article
- Readmission of adolescent psychiatric patients to a specialised unit in Gauteng, South Africa.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2023Article
- Adolescents hospitalised for suicidality: biomarkers, social and affective predictors: a cohort study.BMJ open · 2022Article
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- Examining the Relationship Between Pediatric Behavioral Health and Parent Productivity Through a Parent-Reported Survey in the Time of COVID-19: Exploratory Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Suicide attempt-related emergency department visits among adolescents: a nationwide population-based study in Korea, 2016-2019.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- School Reintegration Following Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Review of Available Transition Programs.Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry = Journal de l'Academie canadienne de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent · 2022Article
- Association of Race/Ethnicity and Social Determinants with Rehospitalization for Mental Health Conditions at Acute Care Children's Hospitals.The Journal of pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate predictors of readmission to inpatient psychiatric treatment for children aged 5 to 12 discharged from acute-care hospitalization.
methodOne hundred nine children were followed for 1 year after discharge from inpatient care. Time to rehospitalization was the outcome of interest. Predictors of readmission, examined via the Cox proportional hazards model, were symptom and family factors assessed at admission, aspects of psychiatric treatment, and demographic variables.
resultsThe Kaplan-Meier rehospitalization risk within 1 year of discharge, taking into account known readmissions and censored observations, was 0.37. Most readmissions (81%) occurred within 90 days of discharge. Four variables contributed simultaneously to predicting readmission risk. More severe conduct problems, harsh parental discipline, and disengaged parent-child relations conferred a higher risk for rehospitalization; these risks were attenuated when parents disclosed higher stress in their parenting roles.
conclusionsFindings showed that psychiatric rehospitalization of children is common, most likely in the trimester after discharge, and highly related to both child symptoms and family factors measurable at admission. Results suggest that efforts to improve postdischarge outcomes of children should target the initial period following inpatient care, address vigorously the complex treatment needs of those with severe conduct problems, and aim to improve parent-child relations.
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