A cohort study of predictors of short-term nonfatal suicidal and self-harm events among individuals with mental health disorders treated in the emergency department.

Journal: Journal of psychiatric research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) for mental health problems have an elevated short-term risk of repeat ED visits, subsequent hospitalization, and suicide.

Authors

  • Steven C Marcus
    School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
  • Sara Wiesel Cullen
    School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: swiesel@upenn.edu.
  • Timothy Schmutte
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
  • Ming Xie
  • Tony Liu
    University of Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Lyle H Ungar
    Department of Computer & Information Science, University of Pennsylvania.
  • Nicholas C Cardamone
    Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
  • Nathaniel J Williams
    School of Social Work, Boise State University, Boise, ID, United States.
  • Mark Olfson
    Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, New York.