Psychiatric treatment outcomes of travelers admitted to a psychiatric hospital: a retrospective analysis
Psychiatric treatments of hospitalized travelers showed a lower symptom improvement while presenting a more severe overall condition at discharge. Length of stay was shorter compared to domestic patients. Admission of travelers was initiated involuntarily more frequently. This most closely reflects the theory that travelers are typically hospitalized in severe emergencies and are promptly discharged or repatriated after an initial treatment response has been achieved.
Authors
- Stephan Egger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0314-4929)
- Stephanie Homan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1449-7508)
- Stefan Vetter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3063-0965)
- Erich Seifritz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7311-4426)
- Georgios Schoretsanitis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3851-4117)
- Steffi Weidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5267-8217)
- Tobias R. Spiller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0107-0743)
- Achim Burrer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2012-5655)
- Jose Marie Koussemou
Institutions
- Hofstra University (US)
- Universität Ulm (DE)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University of St.Gallen (CH)
- Zucker Hillside Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Diseases Travel Medicine and Vaccines
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-024-00244-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Travel-related health issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76