RT Book, Section
A1 Zun, Leslie
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121518909
T1 Mental Health Disorders: ED Evaluation and Disposition
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121518909
RD 2024/04/23
AB Over  the  last  two  decades,  the  rate  of  ED  mental  health–related  visits  increased  38%,  from  17.1  to  23.6  per  1000  U.S.  population.1  Mental  health  and/or  substance  abuse  accounts  for  about  one  of  every  eight  ED  visits  in  the  United  States,  and  covert  mental  health  problems  may  be  present  in  over  40%  of  all  ED  patients.2  ED  visit  increases  are  especially  noTable  for  older  persons  and  those  living  in  urban  areas,  and  with  visits  related  to  mood  and  anxiety  disorders,  suicide  attempts,  and  substance  abuse.  Behavioral  disorders  in  children  account  for  at  least  1.6%  of  ED  pediatric  visits,  of  which  nearly  20%  are  admitted.  ED  visits  in  children  are  often  related  to  substance  use,  anxiety  and  attention  deficit  disorders,  disruptive  behavior,  and  psychosis.3