People with serious mental illness are at higher risk for acute care hospitalization in Israel, 2000-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with severe mental disorders have higher mortality rates and more chronic physical conditions than the general population. Recent reforms in the Israeli mental health system included reducing the number of psychiatric hospital beds ("Structural Reform"), establishing community- based rehabilitation services ("Rehabilitation Reform"), and the transfer of governmental responsibility to the Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) ("Insurance Reform"). We examined how these changes have impacted the physical health of people with severe mental illness as reflected in acute care hospitalizations.

Methods

Data from the National Psychiatric Case Register were linked with data from the National Hospital Discharges Database for 2000-2019. Acute care discharges from

SUBMITTER: Gordon ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9461173 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature