National study of emergency department disposition for high suicide risk geriatric patients
Schmutte T, Olfson M, Xie M, Marcus SC. National study of emergency department disposition for high suicide risk geriatric patients. General Hospital Psychiatry 2019, 58: 67-70. PMID: 30933688, PMCID: PMC6500465, DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital admissionEmergency departmentSuicide ideationOlder adultsPredictors of hospitalizationRetrospective cohort analysisArea Health Resource FileEmergency department dispositionMental health conditionsSubstance use disordersMost older adultsED episodesMedical comorbiditiesED visitsMedical morbidityGeriatric patientsPatient factorsRisk ratioMedicare claimsCohort analysisHigh riskPsychiatric unitUse disordersAdmission statusCurrent diagnosis