Predictors of long-stay in a tertiary care psychiatry hospital in India.
Mysore Narasimha VrandaPrabhu James RanjithShivaleela AadiDurai Murukan GunasekaranJagadisha ThirthalliChannaveeraachari Naveen KumarThirumoorthy AmmapattianVasanthra Radhakrishnan CicilAnekal Chandrareddy AmareshaPublished in: The International journal of social psychiatry (2023)
This study highlighted the importance of possible LOS predictors in the tertiary care psychiatric hospital. The multi-disciplinary team may utilize risk and protective factors for delayed LOS to introduce comprehensive psychosocial interventions and policies that reduce the risk of delays or length of stay in mental health hospitals.