Gender differences and risk of readmission in hospitalizations with a diagnosis of psychotic spectrum disorders.

Background: Gender differences in psychosis are a topic that has been studied considering different aspects. Although some available evidence would point to a possible better prognosis in women, this claim is far from conclusively established.
Methods: We propose an analysis of gender differences in the risk of readmission to an acute hospitalization unit, an indicator related to prognosis.
Results and Conclusions: We found that although the risk of readmission at 1 year is lower in women, this seems to be explained by other confounding factors.
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