Alternatives to standard acute in-patient care in England: readmissions, service use and cost after discharge.
Sarah ByfordJessica SharacBrynmor Lloyd-EvansHelen GilburtDavid P J OsbornMorven LeeseSonia JohnsonMike Slade
Published in: The British journal of psychiatry. Supplement (2014)
Shorter lengths of stay in residential alternatives are not associated with greater frequency or length of readmissions or greater use of community mental health services after discharge.