The use of state and general hospitals for inpatient psychiatric care

This paper explores the relationship of state hospital and general hospital psychiatric caseloads in a statewide system of care. Probabilistic population estimation was applied to general hospital and state hospital data sets. General hospitals provide inpatient psychiatric services to more people t...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1998-03, Vol.88 (3), p.448-451
Main Authors: Banks, S M, Pandiani, J A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age groups
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Confidence intervals
Confidentiality
Datasets
Epidemiology
Estimates
Female
Gender
General aspects
Health systems. Social services
Hospitalization
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals
Hospitals, General - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals, State - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Inpatient care
Male
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - therapy
Mental health
Middle Aged
Population
Psychiatric services
Psychiatry
Public health
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Role
USA
Vermont
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Summary:This paper explores the relationship of state hospital and general hospital psychiatric caseloads in a statewide system of care. Probabilistic population estimation was applied to general hospital and state hospital data sets. General hospitals provide inpatient psychiatric services to more people than do state hospitals, and a significant number are served in both sectors. There were notable differences in use patterns related to patient gender and age. These results demonstrate that probabilistic methodologies can significantly enhance the value of existing databases for epidemiological research.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.88.3.448