Special Analysis

  • Interpersonal Trauma and Psychiatric Severity

    Although inpatient behavioral health patients with history of interpersonal trauma enter treatment with greater symptom severity than those without, they…

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  • Understanding Psychiatric Presentation in Older Adults: A Lifespan Perspective

    Older adults are a heterogeneous population with evolving needs across stages of aging, requiring nuanced, age-informed approaches to psychiatric assessment,…

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  • Drivers of Patient Satisfaction: Patterns Over Time

    Analysis of three years of inpatient data shows that while core drivers like feeling valued and having problems carefully assessed…

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  • Do Key BH Metrics Differ More by Facility or Patient?

    Patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes vary mainly between patients, while seclusion and restraint rates differ mostly across facilities—showing that patient-level…

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  • What drives 30-day readmissions in psychiatric inpatient stays?

    Using data from more than 1.4 million psychiatric hospitalizations, we analyzed the key drivers of 30‑day readmissions, finding that prior hospital…

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  • The Importance of Timing in Admission Assessments

    Delays in admission assessment submission matter—analysis shows submission delays predict lower odds of patient improvement and potentially signals facility operational…

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  • Patterns of Polysubstance Cravings in Treatment of Substance Use Disorder

    Polysubstance craving is common and clinically meaningful—our data show why addressing more than one substance from day one matters.

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  • Gender and Suicide Risk in Behavioral Health Inpatients: Who Is Most at Risk?

    Gender matters in suicide risk: Our five-year analysis reveals differences by sex and gender identity, with adolescent females and gender-diverse…

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  • Understanding Net Promoter Score (NPS) in Psychiatric Care

    Discover the value of one simple question gauging your patients’ experience – and key drivers that could boost your Net…

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  • Supporting Recovery Beyond Discharge: Insights from MHO’s Reflections Behavioral Health Companion App

    Discover how MHO’s Reflections app empowers post-discharge recovery through real-time patient insights, helping providers to use post-discharge data to improve…

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