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 analysisDeliberate 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