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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021

A Retrospective Study on the Factors Associated with Long-Stay Hospitalization in a Child Neuropsychiatry Unit.

Silvia Zanato, Marina Miscioscia, Annalisa Traverso, Miriam Gatto, Mikael Poli, Alessia Raffagnato, Michela Gatta

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Silvia ZanatoChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Marina MisciosciaChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4218-1068
Annalisa TraversoChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Miriam GattoDepartment of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy.
Mikael PoliDepartment of Developmental Psychology and Socialization, University of Padua, 35131 Padua, Italy.
Alessia RaffagnatoChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Michela GattaChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.

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Abstract

The past twenty years have seen a rapid increase in acute psychiatric symptoms in children and adolescents, with a subsequent rise in the number of psychiatric hospitalizations. This paper aims to: (a) describe the epidemiology of hospitalizations and some of the clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of pediatric patients admitted to a regional referral Complex Operative Child Neuropsychiatry Hospital Unit in Northeast Italy and (b) identify potential factors correlated with the length of hospital stay.

methods318 (M = 12.8 years; SD = 3.11; 72% Female) patients hospitalized for mental health disorders from 2013 to 2019.

resultsAround 60% of hospital admissions occurred via the emergency room, mostly due to suicidal ideation and/or suicide attempts (24%). Affective disorders were the most frequent discharge diagnosis (40%). As for factors correlated with length of hospital stay, we found significant links with chronological age, way of hospital admission, cause of admission, discharge diagnosis, presence of psychiatric comorbidity, family conflict, and psychiatric family history.

conclusionsThese results provide information about global characteristics associated with the length of psychiatric hospital stays in pediatric patients and provide a basis on which specific precautions can be hypothesized with the aim of developing more focused treatments.

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children and adolescentsinpatientslong-stay hospitalizationmental health disorderspediatric psychiatric hospitalpsychopathology

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PMCPMC8465245

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