Patterns of psychiatric admissions and predictors of patient’s outcome in Jimma University Teaching and Referral Hospital: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Psychiatric morbidity burden accounts 12.45% of the disease admission burden in Ethiopia; only two referral hospitals are found to manage all cases. The aim of this study is to assess the predictors of patient outcomes. Method A 3 years retrospective patients’ cards, charts and m...

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Main Authors: Sinan Tadesse, Abraham Tamirat Gizaw, Getachew Kirose Abraha, Lakew Abebe Gebretsadik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Mental Health Systems
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13033-017-0148-0