Deliberate self‐harm in older adults: A national analysis of US emergency department visits and follow‐up care
Schmutte T, Olfson M, Xie M, Marcus SC. Deliberate self‐harm in older adults: A national analysis of US emergency department visits and follow‐up care. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2019, 34: 1058-1069. PMID: 30933388, PMCID: PMC6579649, DOI: 10.1002/gps.5109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careOutpatient mental health careEmergency department visitsAdjusted risk ratioMental disorder diagnosesMental disordersDepartment visitsHealth careMental health outpatient careOlder adult Medicare beneficiariesUS Emergency Department VisitsDisorder diagnosisOlder adultsAdult Medicare beneficiariesRetrospective cohort analysisAfrican American patientsPsychiatric inpatient careYears of ageMedical comorbiditiesDischarge dispositionED visitsMost patientsTimely followRisk ratioAmerican patients