Special Analysis

  • Understanding What the PIX Survey Measures: A Closer Look at Its Domains and Question Items

    A closer look at PIX survey responses shows that its four domains generally capture distinct components of the patient experience,…

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  • What Do Social Needs Tell Us About Inpatient Admission Severity and Outcomes?

    Every second inpatient patient reported at least one social need, yet achieved comparable improvement during treatment despite greater symptom severity…

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  • 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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