People with serious mental illness are at higher risk for acute care hospitalization in Israel, 2000–2019

People with serious mental illness are at higher risk for acute care hospitalization in Israel, 2000–2019

Abstract Background People with severe mental disorders have higher mortality rates and more chronic physical conditions than the general population. Recent reforms in the Israeli mental health system included reducing the number of psychiatric hospital beds (“Structural Reform”), establishing commu...

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Main Authors: Ethel-Sherry Gordon, Rinat Yoffe, Nehama Frimit Goldberger, Jill Meron, Ziona Haklai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
Subjects:
Serious mental illness
Psychiatric case register Israel
Acute care hospitalizations
Psychiatric bed reduction
Standardized discharge ratio
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-022-00544-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13584-022-00544-7

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