Barbara Lay

Biographic Data

ID6987027
NAMEBarbara Lay
GIVEN NAMESBarbara
FAMILY NAMELay
SIGNATURELAY B
AFFILIATIONSUniversity Hospital of Zurich
ORCID0000-0001-5135-8967
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX0

  • Sociodemographic and Clinical Predictors of the Length of Psychiatric Inpatient Stay of Immigrants in Switzerland

    Open AccessRenée Frizi, Barbara Lay et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    Immigrants with mental disorders have consistently been reported to spend shorter time in the psychiatric hospital compared to native patients. The aim of this study was to identify sociodemographic, clinical and migration-related predictors of a shorter length of psychiatric inpatient stay among immigrants in Switzerland. All patients of a foreign nationality admitted for inpatient treatment in the year 2016 ( N = 279) were included in this stud…

  • Predictors of Compulsory Re-admission to Psychiatric Inpatient Care

    Open AccessBarbara Lay, Wolfram Kawohl et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2019

    Objective: This prospective study addresses risk factors of compulsory re-admission focusing on the role of the patient's subjective symptom distress and perceived social support, based on comprehensive patient and external (clinicians, study staff) assessments. Methods: Of the baseline sample, 168 (71%) patients with serious mental disorders, who had been compulsorily admitted to psychiatric inpatient care, were followed over 24 months after dis…

  • Patient-Level Predictors of Psychiatric Readmission in Substance Use Disorders

    Open AccessVolker Böckmann, Barbara Lay et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2019

    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 and for healthcare providers. Factors affecting readmission rates are heterogeneous and need to be identified to better allocate resources. Within the Swiss healthcare system, such data on substance use disorder patients are largely missing. Understanding these factor…

  • Preventing Compulsory Admission to Psychiatric Inpatient Care

    Open AccessBarbara Lay, Thekla Drack et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2015

    Our findings suggest that changes in the subjective perspective were fueled primarily by participation in this study rather than by having received the specific intervention. The study contributes to a better understanding of the interaction between "objective" measures (compulsory readmissions) and patients' perceptions and highlights the need for treatment approaches promoting empowerment in individuals with a history of involuntary psychiatric…