Trends in mental health service utilisation in immigrant youth in Ontario, Canada, 1996-2012: a population-based longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe trends in mental health service use of youth by immigration status and characteristics.

Design

Population-based longitudinal cohort study from 1996 to 2012 using linked health and administrative datasets.

Setting

Ontario, Canada.

Participants

Youth 10-24 years, living in Ontario, Canada.

Exposure

The main exposure was immigration status (recent immigrants vs long-term residents). Secondary exposures were region of origin and refugee status.

Main outcome measure

Mental health hospitalisations, emergency department (ED) visits and outpatient visits within consecutive 3-year time periods. Poisson regression models estimated rate ratios (RR).

Results

Over 2.5 million person years per period were included. Rates of recent i

SUBMITTER: Saunders NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6144399 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature