Results We found no statistically significant difference between short-term and long-term hospitalizations for reducing instances of re-hospitalization ( p = 0.889) and recidivism ( p = 0.54), although there was a slight trend toward short-term hospitalization vis-à-vis reduced recidivism.
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A 10-year comparison of short versus long-term court-ordered psychiatric hospitalization: a follow-up study.
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There was a trend toward significance in the survey questions dealing with the satisfaction regarding psychological and psychiatric treatment, but our sample was too small to reach a conclusion.