Table 1

Clinical Characteristics and readmissions of inpatients included in CBGT grouped into categories of diagnosis during the year before CBGT (y0), first and second year (y1, y2) after CBGT.

Patients included in CBGT
"y0"
"y1"
"y2"
P <

Number of patients included in evaluation (% of total admissions)
150 (53%)
171 (54%)
181 (56%)

Schizophrenic disorder
66 (44%)
62 (36%)
69 (38%)

Major depressive disorder
20 (13%)
19 (11%)
32 (18%)

Bipolar disorder
18 (12%)
32 (19%)
22 (12%)

Personality disorders
18 (12%)
31 (18%)
24 (13%)

Dual diagnosis
19 (13%)
21 (12%)
24 (13%)

Anxiety disorders
6 (4%)
3 (2%)
7 (4%)

Other
3 (2%)
3 (2%)
3 (2%)

Proportion of patients readmitted
36 (24%)
29 (17%)
25 (15,6%)
.05*
Total number of readmissions
57 (38%)
46 (27%)
43 (24)
.04*
Compulsory readmissions
10 (17%)
2 (4%)
2 (4%)
.03**

* "y2" vs "y0"; ** "y1" and "y2" vs "y0";

Veltro et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2006 2:16   doi:10.1186/1745-0179-2-16