The characteristics of a discrete mood episode, @entity73 and  re-hospitalization in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity162 @entity10686 @entity146 @entity73 @entity716 @entity221
This longitudinal study examined characteristics of a discrete mood episode that predict re-hospitalization for @entity162 , highlighting associated @entity73 as a potential mechanism linking episode severity and relapse. Eighty-two inpatients meeting DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for @entity162 completed the study. Twenty-two of the @entity1 were readmitted to the hospital within 3 months of discharge. The study compared these @entity1 to the remaining 60 @entity1 who were not readmitted to the hospital during this period. @entity1 were compared on several factors related to the severity of the mood episode and the course of @entity221 more generally. Analysis also compared the groups on measures of mood and neuro-cognitive functioning, assessed 24-48  h before initial hospitalization discharge. Re-hospitalized @entity1 had longer initial hospital stays (t  =  -3.10, p  <  0.01), higher rates of @entity716 while in the hospital (Chi square  =  5.1, p  <  0.02), and lower @entity10686 scores on discharge (t  =  2.37, p  <  0.05). The groups did not differ in age of @entity221 onset or number of previous @entity146 hospitalizations. With respect to neuro-cognitive functioning, analysis indicated poorer performance for re-hospitalized @entity1 on measures of executive functioning (Wilks' Lambda, F (7, 71)  =  9.0, p  <  0.001), IQ (Wilks' Lambda, F (2, 76)  =  5.06, p  <  0.01), and memory (Wilks' Lambda, F (6,72)  =  4.19, p  <  0.001). Trends in the expected direction emerged for attention/working memory tests (Wilks' Lambda, F (7, 71)  =  1.79, p  <  0.10). Results highlight features of a discrete mood episode associated with increased rates of re-hospitalization. This study observed connections among episode severity, @entity73 at hospital discharge and re-hospitalization.
