Factors associated with inpatient length of stay for children and adolescents with serious mental illness

Kathleen J. Pottick; Stephen Hansell; Jane E. Miller; Diane M. Davis

doi:10.1093/swr/23.4.213

Factors associated with inpatient length of stay for children and adolescents with serious mental illness

Kathleen J. Pottick, Stephen Hansell, Jane E. Miller, Diane M. Davis

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Abstract

This study describes the distribution and length of stay (LOS) for children and adolescents in inpatient psychiatric facilities and identifies factors associated with LOS. The data are from the 1986 Client/Patient Sample Survey, a nationally representative survey conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health. The median national LOS, weighted to population levels, is more than two months for children compared with approximately two and one-half weeks for adolescents. The most important determinants of LOS are type of facility, age, insurance coverage, ethnicity, treatment history, and diagnosis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	213-224
Number of pages	12
Journal	Social Work Research
Volume	23
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/23.4.213
State	Published - Dec 1999

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Sociology and Political Science

Keywords

Adolescents
Children
Diagnosis
Hispanic ethnic origin
Inpatient psychiatric hospitals
Insurance
Length of stay

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