Magnitude and Correlates of Symptomatic, Global Illness, and Social Functioning Response; Out-of-Home Placement; and Length of Stay in 1,189 Consecutively Hospitalized Children and Adolescents With Mental Disorders

Conclusions: Higher admission BMI percentile, disturbed social interaction, disturbed drive/attention/impulse control, and substance abuse/dependence symptoms were independently associated with multiple poor outcomes in mentally ill youth requiring inpatient care. Knowledge of global and specific correlates of poor inpatient treatment outcomes may help inform treatment decisions.PMID:38153319 | DOI:10.4088/JCP.23m14897

Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry - December 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Viktor B N öhles Charlotte Jaite Kerstin Rubarth Fabiola H Heuer Katja B ödeker Laura Golz Sibylle M Winter Christoph U Correll Source Type: research