Pediatric Mental Health Hospitalizations at Acute Care Hospitals in the US, 2009-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Approximately 1 in 6 youth in the US have a mental health condition, and suicide is a leading cause of death among this population. Recent national statistics describing acute care hospitalizations for mental health conditions are lacking.

Objectives

To describe national trends in pediatric mental health hospitalizations between 2009 and 2019, to compare utilization among mental health and non-mental health hospitalizations, and to characterize variation in utilization across hospitals.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective analysis of the 2009, 2012, 2016, and 2019 Kids' Inpatient Database, a nationally representative database of US acute care hospital discharges. Analysis included 4 767 840 weighted hospitalizations among children 3 to 17 years

SUBMITTER: Arakelyan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10051095 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature