2021
Fatal self-injury in the United States, 1999–2018: Unmasking a national mental health crisis
Rockett IRH, Caine ED, Banerjee A, Ali B, Miller T, Connery HS, Lulla VO, Nolte KB, Larkin GL, Stack S, Hendricks B, McHugh RK, White FMM, Greenfield SF, Bohnert ASB, Cossman JS, D'Onofrio G, Nelson LS, Nestadt PS, Berry JH, Jia H. Fatal self-injury in the United States, 1999–2018: Unmasking a national mental health crisis. EClinicalMedicine 2021, 32: 100741. PMID: 33681743, PMCID: PMC7910714, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health crisisMental disordersSelf-injury mortalityDistrict of ColumbiaAnnual average percentage changeStandardised mortality ratiosSubstance use disordersDrug overdose deathsPublic health practiceHealth crisisRank-order correlation coefficientSuicide ratesAverage percentage changeUS National InstitutesMortality ratioInjury surveillanceUS CentersInjury preventionJoinpoint regressionOverdose deathsUse disordersDrug fatalitiesDeath dataDisease controlDrug availability
2009
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: Future Directions for Screening and Intervention in the Emergency Department
Cunningham RM, Bernstein SL, Walton M, Broderick K, Vaca FE, Woolard R, Bernstein E, Blow F, D’Onofrio G. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs: Future Directions for Screening and Intervention in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009, 16: 1078-1088. PMID: 20053226, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00552.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentBrief interventionED patientsSubstance useLarge public health impactEffectiveness of screeningMultiple risk behaviorsAvailable community servicesMental health treatmentPublic health impactOptimal delivery methodEffective brief interventionsPractical screening instrumentAcademic Emergency Medicine consensus conferenceMedical care systemCost-effectiveness researchED settingPatient subgroupsInterventional studyTreatment referralPreventive servicesEffectiveness trialReferral strategiesTobacco useInjury prevention