Critical Periods for Increased Mortality After Discharge From Inpatient Mental Health Units: Opportunities for Prevention.

CONCLUSIONS:: Elevated rates of nonsuicide external-cause mortality in the critical period within 30 to 90 days after discharge from inpatient mental health care suggest important opportunities for prevention. Greater mortality among patients with dementia or related neurodegenerative diseases raises questions regarding current strategies for managing behavioral symptoms and transitions to end-of-life care. PMID: 30890049 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Psychiatric Services - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychiatr Serv Source Type: research