Readmission in psychiatry inpatients within a year of discharge: The role of symptoms at discharge and post-discharge care in a Brazilian sample

Level of symptoms at discharge was related to higher chance to be readmitted in patients admitted in a depressive episode and those with schizophrenia and related disorders. Findings of the type of care raise the need for further investigation. Also, this finding confirms the importance of the history of previous admissions in predicting future admissions.