Major depression and recent physical or sexual abuse increase readmissions among high-utilising primary care patients.
Levine JM, Brown KE, Chawarski M, Fiellin DA, White WD, Sledge WH. Major depression and recent physical or sexual abuse increase readmissions among high-utilising primary care patients. Mental Health In Family Medicine 2008, 5: 23-8. PMID: 22477843, PMCID: PMC2777549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary care patientsMajor depressionHospital admissionCare patientsInner city primary care patientsPast-year abuseAcute physical effectsGeneral hospital admissionsCurrent major depressionChronic disease managementMajor depressive disorderAbuse Assessment ScreenMedical service utilisationPRIME-MDSurgical hospitalisationHospitalisation ratesService utilisationMedical recordsDepressive disorderMethods NinetyHistory of abuseNon-abused subjectsPatientsDisease managementDepression