FACTS ABOUT HOSPITALIZATION Number of discharges from Canadian hospitals in 2002 – 2003 attributed to mental illness: 190,000 Number of days spent in hospital due to mental illness: 7.7 million Rate of hospitalization per disorder: Mood disorders: 34% Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders: 21% Substance abuse: 14% Percentage of discharges from general hospitals attributed to mental illness: 6% Percentage of all hospitalizations in Canada due to mental illness as either a primary or secondary diagnosis: 33% Time spent in hospital for people with mental illness relative to other diagnoses: Twice as long Percentage of patients with mental illness readmitted within one year of discharge: 37% (This figure lowers to 27.3% for patients with other types of illnesses.) Percentage of patients with mental illness readmitted more than once within one year of discharge: 15% The average length of stay in 2005/06 in general hospitals for people with mental illness: 16.7 days down from 36.2 days in 2000/01. Source: Quick Facts - Mental Illness and Addiction in Canada, Third Edition Mood Disorders Society of Canada, 2009
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 22:27:24 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015