REVOLVING DOOR PHENOMENON AND RELATED FACTORS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA, BIPOLAR AFFECTIVE DISORDER AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

Koparal B., ÜNLER M., Utku H. C., CANDANSAYAR S.

PSYCHIATRIA DANUBINA, vol.33, no.1, pp.18-26, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.24869/psyd.2021.18
  • Journal Name: PSYCHIATRIA DANUBINA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.18-26
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Patients with chronic mental illness are frequently hospitalized and discharged from psychiatry wards. This situation is referred to as the "revolving door phenomenon" (RDP). In addition to factors related to the patient and the disease, limited number of beds leading to shortened hospital stay are among the reasons associated with frequent hospitalization. This study aims to compare patients with RDP and patients with single hospitalization in terms of clinical, sociodemographic, and treatment-oriented characteristics in order to evaluate the risk factors causing frequent hospitalization.