TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Gender specific characteristics of revolving door adolescents in acute psychiatric inpatient care
JO  - Child psychiatry and human development
A1  - Similä, Noora
A1  - Hakko, Helina
A1  - Riipinen, Pirkko
A1  - Riala, Kaisa
SP  - 225
EP  - 233
VL  - 49
IS  - 2
N2  - This study examined the impact of clinical and family related factors on adolescent revolving door (RD) phenomenon, defined as having three or more psychiatric hospitalizations before the age of 18. A clinical sample of adolescents (N = 508) aged 13-17 years, admitted to psychiatric inpatient care between April 2001 through March 2006, were interviewed using the k-SADS-PL and the EuropASI instruments. The national Finnish Care Register for Health Care provided life-time data on child and adolescent psychiatric inpatient hospitalizations. RD boys were shown to be significantly more likely than non-RD boys to be admitted to psychiatric inpatient care from child welfare placements and have previous self-mutilative behavior (SMB) and suicide attempts. RD girls were more likely to come from child welfare placements, have unemployed mothers and a history of SMB. Mortality in RD boys was significantly higher compared to non-RD boys. Frequent use of psychiatric inpatient care warrants comprehensive assessment of suicidal behavior in adolescents.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-398X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-017-0744-x
ID  - ref1
ER  -