1. High rehospitalization rate in alcohol-induced psychotic disorder.
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Soyka, Michael, Helten, Bernd, Cleves, Marcus, and Schmidt, Peggy
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HOSPITAL care ,ALCOHOL-induced disorders ,PSYCHOSES ,DISEASE prevalence ,HEALTH insurance ,FOLLOW-up studies (Medicine) ,PATIENT readmissions - Abstract
Little is known about the prevalence and in particular the outcome of alcohol-induced psychotic disorder (AIPD). Data from hospital statistics of the BARMER GEK, one of the major health insurance companies in Germany, show a low overall prevalence of AIPD. An analysis of readmission rates for patients hospitalized for AIPD in 2005 ( N = 462) and 2006 ( N = 404) for the period up to 2010 revealed very high readmission rates. Only a minority of patients were without relapse [144 (31.2 %) of the 2005 sample; 152 (37.6 %) of the 2006 sample]. Thus, AIPD appears to be a rare complication of the alcohol use disorder but to have an extremely high rehospitalization rate, probably indicating a more chronic course and worse prognosis than previously thought. More follow-up studies are needed to elucidate this syndrome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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