Post-discharge Contact with Mental Health Clinics and Psychiatric Readmission: A 6-month Follow-up Study

Background: Continuity of mental health care is a major topic in the post deinstitutionalization era, especially concerning its possible importance as a contributing factor in preventing rehospitalization. Objectives: To examine a) the association between continuing care and time to rehospitalization; and b) the predictors of time to first outpatient contact after discharge from psychiatric hospital. Methods: Hospitalization records of all patients