Paths and Gates
The Sources of Recidivism and Length of Stay on a Psychiatric Ward
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9103862 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James E Gruber (0009-0000-7294-1342, University of Michigan–Dearborn, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1197-1208 |
| Publication date | 1982-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0025-7079 • E-ISSN: 1537-1948 |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1097/00005650-198212000-00006 |
| PMID | 7176731 |
| OpenAlex | W1990340158 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Four "pathway" (age, sex, social class, and number of dependents) and three "gatekeeper" (previous admission, previous ward terms, and severity of patient disorder) variables are used to predict recidivism rates and lengths of stay for patients admitted to a psychiatric ward in a general hospital during a 1-year period. There were three major findings. First, the gatekeeper variables were, by themselves, useful for predicting length of stay; additional information, in the form of the pathway variables, was needed to adequately explain differences in recidivism. Second, while most of the effects on recidivism were direct, most of the effects on length of stay were indirect or mediated through the variable of the severity of patient problems. Third, it was discovered that recidivism and length of stay are inversely related: patients with high recidivism rates, for example, tend to have relatively short average lengths of stay. Based on four patterns of recidivism and length of stay, a typology was developed to facilitate a better understanding of patient behavior
Psychiatry · Recidivism · Typology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology
The use of demographic characteristics in predicting length of stay in a state mental hospital
The recidivism of mental patients
Validity, Invalidity, and Reliability
The varieties of readmission
Factors influencing admission to a community mental health center
Social Class and Mental Illness
Being Mentally Ill
The Pathways into Psychiatric Treatment
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1988 - 2018 (31) |
| Highly cited | No |