Repeated psychiatric readmissions are a particular challenge in the treatment of substance
use disorders and are associated with substantial burden for patients and their associates …

In a prospective study over a 28-month period in Iceland using a representative sample (N=
351), the association among patients seeking detoxification between comorbid …

Objective: Individuals with substance use disorders are at high risk of hospital readmission.
This study examined whether follow-up services received within 14 days of discharge from …

Background: Hospital readmission is one of the important priorities of health systems due to
its impact on the cost and quality of hospital care and imposing an additional burden on the …

Background Readmission rates are frequently used as a quality indicator for health care, yet
their validity for evaluating quality is unclear. Published research on variables affecting …

Background The reduction of multiple psychiatric hospitalizations is an important clinical
challenge in mental health care. In fact, psychiatric re-hospitalization negatively affects the …

Objective: This observational study examined the association between continuing outpatient
care for a psychiatric disorder, a substance use disorder, or both and decreased risk of …

Aims The main aim was to investigate the relative roles of mental distress and intrinsic
motivation for relapse after inpatient substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, while …

Background High levels of hospital readmission (rehospitalisation rates) is widely used as
indicator of a poor quality of care. This is sometimes also referred to as recidivism or heavy …

Objectives This study examined the relationship between substance abuse patients' length
of stay in community residential facilities and their outpatient mental health aftercare and …