Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation, and Attempted Suicide in Older Adults: A National Study of Emergency Department Visits and Follow-Up Care
Schmutte T, Olfson M, Xie M, Marcus SC. Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation, and Attempted Suicide in Older Adults: A National Study of Emergency Department Visits and Follow-Up Care. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2019, 28: 646-658. PMID: 31917069, PMCID: PMC7246137, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentSuicidal ideationSuicide attemptsOlder adultsEmergency encountersMental disordersMental health outpatient careOutpatient mental health visitsArea Health Resource File dataMental health visitsRetrospective cohort analysisEmergency department visitsService use characteristicsMental health diagnosesUS older adultsYears of ageDischarge dispositionDepartment visitsHealth visitsCommunity dischargeClinical recognitionRisk ratioOutpatient careMedicare claimsCohort analysisNational 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