Retrospective chart review of substance abuse in patients with psychiatric emergencies in an emerging urban county.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Substance abuse is common in patients with psychiatric emergencies. To further understand the connection between substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, a retrospective chart review was done that included positive drug screens among patients with psychiatric emergencies and to determine whether there was an association between substances used and the psychiatric diagnosis.

Methods

A retrospective chart review of patients seen in an emergency department with psychiatric emergencies was conducted. The review comprised 1000 charts with diagnoses of anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, alcohol abuse, or schizoaffective disorder. Data collected included patient demographics, tobacco abuse, chief compl

SUBMITTER: Koura S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10435894 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature