@article{ref1,
title="Predictors of partial hospital readmission for young children with oppositional defiant disorder",
journal="Child psychiatry and human development",
year="2018",
author="Boekamp, John R. and Liu, Richard T. and Martin, Sarah E. and Mernick, Lauren R. and DeMarco, Mia and Spirito, Anthony",
volume="49",
number="4",
pages="505-511",
abstract="This study aimed to: (1) examine rates of readmission among young children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) following discharge from a psychiatric partial hospital treatment program, and (2) examine child factors (i.e., age, sex, co-occurring diagnoses, suicidality) and family factors (i.e., parental depression, stress) as prospective predictors of readmission. Participants were 261 children (ages 3-7 years) who entered the study at the time of their initial program admission and who met DSM-IV criteria for ODD. Of these 261 children, 61 (23%) were subsequently readmitted, with most readmissions occurring within 1 year. Cox regression survival analyses demonstrated that younger child age, child suicidal thoughts and behavior, and child PTSD diagnosis were associated with decreased time to readmission. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that young children with ODD who present with co-occurring suicidality or PTSD are at risk for readmission following partial hospitalization, with implications for treatment and aftercare planning.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-398X",
doi="10.1007/s10578-017-0770-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-017-0770-8"
}