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Clinical correlates of readmission in a schizophrenic cohort

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A study of a cohort of 223 schizophrenic patients from a single catchment area followed up for two years after discharge from inpatient status revealed a significant association between the presence of two of 38 clinical problem categories (social withdrawal and drug abuse) and subsequent readmission. In addition, patients without social withdrawal who were readmitted showed a significantly greater use of aftercare services than those not readmitted, while, among those with social withdrawal, male patients were significantly more likely to be readmitted than female patients. Neither prior hospitalization nor the presence of affective symptoms were significantly associated with readmission. Clinical and research implications of these findings are discussed.

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  1. the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, 10962, Orangeburg, New York

    Thomas J. Craig M.D., M.P.H., Shang P. Lin Ph.D. & Ann B. Goodman M.A.

  2. the Department of psychiatry, SUNY at Stony Brook, 11794, Stony Brook, NY

    Thomas J. Craig M.D., M.P.H.

  3. the Columbia University School of Public Health, 10032, New York, New York

    Ann B. Goodman M.A.

  4. the Division of Children's Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York State Psychiatric Institute, 10032, New York, New York

    Mohamed H. El-Defrawi M.D.

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The authors acknowledge the assistance of Frances Simpson in manuscript preparation.

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Craig, T.J., Lin, S.P., El-Defrawi, M.H. et al. Clinical correlates of readmission in a schizophrenic cohort. Psych Quart 57, 5–10 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01064971

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