Isabella Berardelli, Andrea Aguglia, Andrea Amerio, Salvatore Sarubbi, Elena Rogante, Maria A Trocchia, Davide Zelletta, Ludovica Longhini, Denise Erbuto, Fabrizio Pastorino, Dorian A Lamis, Marco Innamorati, Gianluca Serafini, Maurizio Pompili
BACKGROUND: Severe mental disorders that require hospitalization are disabling conditions that contribute to the burden of mental diseases. They pose increased clinical challenges and highlight the need to thoroughly explore variables emerging from daily clinical practice. In this study, we assessed to what extent gender differences may characterize a large population of psychiatric inpatients. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study in 2 Italian teaching medical centers, which included 2358 patients who were consecutively admitted to the psychiatric emergency units...
January 1, 2024: Journal of Psychiatric Practice