Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample at their first stay (N = 17,054).
| Median [Q1, Q3] resp. N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 44.94 | [33.87, 55.49] | |
| Gender (female) | 8,706 | (51.0%) | |
| Forced measures | |||
| No measure | 16,031 | (94.0%) | |
| Forced medication | 43 | (0.3%) | |
| Seclusion | 980 | (5.7%) | |
| Involuntary hospitalization | 1774 | (10.4%) | |
| Aggressive behavior at admission | 3,352 | (31.0%) | |
| Auto-aggressive behavior at admission | 1,593 | (14.8%) | |
| Psychotic symptoms at admission | 3,229 | (30.5%) | |
| Diagnoses (ICD-10) | |||
| F0 Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders | 941 | (5.5%) | |
| F1 Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use | 9,763 | (57.2%) | |
| F2 Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders | 4,622 | (27.1%) | |
| F3 Mood (affective) disorders | 7,132 | (41.8%) | |
| F4 Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders | 3,271 | (19.2%) | |
| F5 Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors | 503 | (2.9%) | |
| F6 Disorders of adult personality and behavior | 3,885 | (22.8%) | |
| F7 Mental retardation | 390 | (2.3%) | |
| F8 Disorders of psychological development | 113 | (0.7%) | |
| F9 Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occ. in childhood and adolescence | 686 | (4.0%) | |
| Any other non-psychiatric diagnosis | 3,839 | (22.5%) | |
| Number of secondary diagnoses | 2.00 | [0.00, 3.00] | |
| Length of stay (in days) | 14.00 | [5.00, 36.00] | |
Q1 corresponds to the 1st quartile, Q3 to the 3rd quartile. In case of presence of forced medication and seclusion, these stays are listed under the category “seclusion”.