Day hospital/crisis respite care versus inpatient care, Part II: Service utilization and costs
Sledge W, Tebes J, Wolff N, Helminiak T. Day hospital/crisis respite care versus inpatient care, Part II: Service utilization and costs. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1996, 153: 1074-1083. PMID: 8678177, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.8.1074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity mental health centerService utilizationEffective acute careMental health centersIll psychiatric patientsTotal direct costsSignificant differencesService utilization profilesIndex episodeAcute carePatient groupInpatient hospitalizationInpatient careHealth centersInpatient programDay hospitalNonpsychotic patientsOutpatient servicesAverage stayDual diagnosisPatientsPsychiatric patientsRespite careAffective disordersPsychotic patients