@article {Atwoli2012,
	title = {{Short-term diagnostic stability among re-admitted psychiatric in-patients in Eldoret, Kenya}},
	journal = {African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)},
	volume = {15},
	number = {2},
	year = {2012},
	abstract = {Objective: To determine the prospective and retrospective consistency of diagnoses among readmitted psychiatric in-patients at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya. Method: Admission and discharge diagnoses among a consecutive sample of 114 psychiatric in-patients readmitted at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital between August and December 2009 were compared. Results: The commonest diagnoses at admission were schizophrenia spectrum disorders (47.4{\%}) and bipolar spectrum disorders (30.7{\%}). Overall diagnostic stability as measured by prospective consistency in this study was 72.8{\%}.The most stable diagnostic category was Major Depressive Disorder (100{\%} prospective and retrospective consistency), followed by Bipolar Disorders (91.4{\%} prospective consistency, 69.6{\%} retrospective consistency) and Substance-related disorders (87.5{\%} prospective consistency, 50{\%} retrospective consistency). Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders had a prospective consistency of 75.9{\%} and a retrospective consistency of 87.2{\%}. {\textquoteright}Other Psychotic Disorders{\textquoteright} (acute psychotic episode and psychotic disorder not otherwise specified) had the lowest diagnostic stability, with both prospective and retrospective consistency being 0{\%}. Conclusion: Mood disorders and substance-related disorders have the highest diagnostic stability among readmitted psychiatric inpatients in a low-income country.},
	keywords = {Low and Middle income count, [Diagnostic stability},
	issn = {19948220},
	doi = {10.4314/ajpsy.v15i2.15},
	author = {Atwoli, L. and Ndambuki, D. and Owiti, P and Manguro, G and Omulimi, N}
}
