Psychiatric News (2/24) reports, “Less than half of individuals who were seen in an emergency department (ED) in Ontario for a mental health–related issue had a follow-up visit with a physician within two weeks after discharge,” research indicated. What’s more, people “who had a substance use disorder were even less likely to have a follow-up visit with a physician during this period compared with those who did not have a substance use disorder, the study found.” Of the 143,662 adults included in the study, just “40.2% had a follow-up mental health visit within 14 days of ED discharge.” The findings were published online Feb. 24 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
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— “Most Emergency Department Patients With Mental Health Problems Don’t Receive Timely Follow-up Care, Psychiatric News , February 24, 2020