Examining the impact of comorbid serious mental illness on rehospitalization among medical and surgical inpatients

Authors

Nancy P. Hanrahan
Sara Bressi, Bryn Mawr CollegeFollow
Steven C. Marcus
Phyllis Solomon

Document Type

Article

Version

Final Published Version

Publication Title

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volume

42

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

Multiple barriers to quality health care may affect the outcomes of postacute treatment for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI). This study examined rehospitalization for medical and surgical inpatients with and without a comorbid diagnosis of SMI which included psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder and major depression

Publisher's Statement

Copyright 2016 Elsevier. The published version can be found here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2016.06.002

Citation

Hanrahan, Nancy P.; Bressi, Sara; Marcus, Steven C.; Solomon, Phyllis 2016. Examining the impact of comorbid serious mental illness on rehospitalization among medical and surgical inpatients. General Hospital Psychiatry 42: 36-40.

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2016.06.002