Crisis versus extended care: bimodal distribution of length of stay in psychiatric inpatients

Abstract Background The length of stay (LoS) in psychiatric facilities is a critical metric for healthcare planning and resource allocation. While previous research has established that LoS distributions are typically right-skewed across medical specialties, detailed characterizations of these distr...

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Published in:BMC Psychiatry
Main Authors: Andreas B. Hofmann, Tobias R. Spiller, Jeremy A. Rapaport, Philipp Homan, Erich Seifritz, Stefan Vetter, Stephan T. Egger, Achim Burrer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Subjects:
Length of stay
Hospitalization
Bimodal
Distribution
Inpatient
Psychiatric hospital
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07149-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07149-9

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