Medscape (10/22, Yasgur, Subscription Publication) reports, “Individuals with mental health diagnoses make 25% more visits to the emergency department (ED) than those without mental illness; increases in frequency correspond to illness severity,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data on more than 3.5 million individuals” who “accounted for more than seven million ED visits.” The findings were published online Oct. 19 in JAMA Open Network.
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