Mental Health Revisits at US Pediatric Emergency Departments.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pediatric emergency department (ED) visits for mental health crises are increasing. Patients who frequently use the ED are of particular concern, as pediatric mental health ED visits are commonly repeat visits. Better understanding of trends and factors associated with mental health ED revisits is needed for optimal resource allocation and targeting of prevention efforts.

Objective

To describe trends in pediatric mental health ED visits and revisits and to determine factors associated with revisits.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cohort study, data were obtained from 38 US children's hospital EDs in the Pediatric Health Information System between October 1, 2015, and February 29, 2020. The cohort included patients aged 3 to 17 years with a mental

SUBMITTER: Cushing AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9856860 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature