Prevalence and impact of psychiatric comorbidity in all patients admitted to a general hospital in England
This study looked at all patients admitted to a district hospital in England during one week. The prevalence of psychiatric comorbidity was 11.8% in 2,444 inpatients. These patients had higher inpatient mortality (8.7 vs 3.3%; p < 0.001), 30-day readmission rates (24.7 vs 9.7%; p < 0.001), length of stay (mean 16.7 vs 5 days;…
