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We investigated the key factors associated with a long psychiatric hospitalization.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>This was a retrospective study of 8,870 full-time psychiatric hospital stays (6,216 patients) in the Paris Psychiatry Hospital Group, with a discharge in 2022. 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Conversely, LOS \u226430 days was associated with being in a relationship [OR, 0.6 (0.5\u20130.8)], admission during a travel-related psychiatric episode [OR, 0.5 (0.3\u20130.6)], and personality and behavior disorders [OR, 0.7 (0.6\u20130.9)]. We found no significant association for features such as sex and a lack of treatment compliance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>To our knowledge, this is the first recent study to investigate and highlight the impact of factors related to various illness severity markers, medication adherence, and patient journeys on the length of psychiatric hospital stay. 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