Utilization of emergency center services by older adults with a psychiatric diagnosis

• Published in: Aging & mental health Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 172 - 176
• Main Authors: Cully, J. A., Molinari, V. A., Snow, A. L., Burruss, J., Kotrla, K. J., Kunik, M. E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis Group 01.03.2005
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anxiety Disorders - epidemiology; Anxiety Disorders - rehabilitation; Bipolar Disorder - epidemiology; Bipolar Disorder - rehabilitation; Cognition Disorders - epidemiology; Cognition Disorders - rehabilitation; Depressive Disorder - epidemiology; Depressive Disorder - rehabilitation; Emergency Services, Psychiatric - utilization; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Incidence; Male; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - rehabilitation; Middle Aged; Psychotic Disorders - epidemiology; Psychotic Disorders - rehabilitation; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation

Information regarding older adult emergency center (EC) patient characteristics remains limited, despite its increasing importance in health care delivery systems. This retrospective study encompasses all EC visits over an eight-year period (n = 825,682) to a large urban county hospital. Only partic...