The British Journal of Psychiatry (2006) 188: 581-582. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.104.007476
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SHORT REPORTS

Socio-economic deprivation and duration of hospital stay in severe mental disorder

MELANIE AMNA ABAS, MD

Division of Psychiatry, University of Auckland, New Zealand, and Health Services Research Department and Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK

JANE VANDERPYL, PhD

Mental Health Services, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland

ELIZABETH ROBINSON, MSc

Department of Community Health, University of Auckland

TRIX LE PROU, MHSc

Mental Health Services, Counties Manukau District Health Board, Auckland

PETER CRAMPTON, PhD

Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wellington, New Zealand

Correspondence: Dr Melanie A. Abas, Section of Epidemiology, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF, UK. E-mail: Melanie.abas{at}dsl.pipex.com

Declaration of interest None.

Funding detailed in Acknowledgements.

Adults from South Auckland, New Zealand who required acute admission to hospital were followed from admission to discharge. After adjusting for demographic factors, diagnosis, chronicity, severity, consultant psychiatrist and involuntary admission, the length of stay for those from more deprived areas was significantly longer by 7 days than for those from less deprived areas. Information on socio-economic deprivation should be used in discharge planning and in optimising access to community care. Research is needed on group-level factors that may affect recovery from mental disorders.


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