Depression in Emergency Department Patients and Association With Health Care Utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is one of the most common illnesses in the United States, with increased prevalence among people with lower socioeconomic status and chronic mental illness who often seek care in the emergency department (ED). We sought to estimate the rate and severity of major depressive disorder (MDD) in a nonpsychiatric ED population and its association with subsequent ED visits and hospitalizations.

Methods

This prospective cohort study enrolled a convenience sample of English-speaking adults presenting to an urban academic medical center ED without psychiatric complaints between January 1, 2015, and September 21, 2015. Patients completed a computerized adaptive depression diagnostic screen (CAD-MDD) and dimensional depression severity measurement test (CAT-DI) via

SUBMITTER: Beiser DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6690783 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature