The Role of Family Variables in the Length of Stay of Psychiatric In-patients.

Background: In Japan, the number of beds and average length of stay in a psychiatric ward are greater than in other developed countries.

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the association between family variables and the length of stay of patients with mental and behavioural disorders in a private psychiatric hospital in Japan.

Methods: The medical records of patients discharged during a one-year period (n=56: men 50.