Psychiatry Research: 4 independent risk factors of psychiatric inpatient readmission among youth

  1. Longer length of initial stay
  2. Use of antipsychotics
  3. Proximity to the hospital
  4. Comorbid obesity
Notes: From an article entitled, "Correlates of psychiatric inpatient readmissions of children and adolescents with mental disorders," by Eugene Grudnikoff, Tricia McNeilly, and Fran Babiss. The 1-year readmission rate was 32.4%; 30-day readmission rate was 10.2%.

Source: Psychiatry Research, abstract only, December 2019 - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S016517811931532X?via%3Di…