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Deeply troubling, yet unsurprising. That’s the reaction to a new negative milestone in psychiatry. A 10-year plan is set to tackle the problem.

A waste of money and lives: New hospitalization numbers spark concern

The rate of psychiatric patients being readmitted on an emergency basis within a month of discharge is at an all-time high. The photo shows a cart holding patients' belongings in the office to prevent them from using these items to harm themselves. Arkvifoto: Miriam Dalsgaard
The rate of psychiatric patients being readmitted on an emergency basis within a month of discharge is at an all-time high. The photo shows a cart holding patients' belongings in the office to prevent them from using these items to harm themselves. Arkvifoto: Miriam Dalsgaard
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Never before has the revolving door of psychiatry spun faster. Patients are being admitted and discharged at an unprecedented rate.

New figures on readmissions for all of 2024 underline the fact that far too many people with severe mental illnesses receive inadequate treatment. This is the reaction from Jane Alrø Sørensen, Secretary General of Better Psychiatry (Bedre Psykiatri).

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