@article{ref1,
title="Emergency department visit rates related to mental health disorders, by age group and sex - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United  States, 2016-2018",
journal="MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report",
year="2020",
author="Santo, Loredana and Peters, Zachery and DeFrances, Carol",
volume="69",
number="48",
pages="1838-1838",
abstract="During 2016-2018, there were 43.9 emergency department visits per 1,000 persons per year with a diagnosis of a mental health disorder. Rates were lowest among children and adolescents aged <18 years (12.8) and highest for adults aged 18-44 years (64.9). Rates declined with age for adults aged 18-44 to ≥65 years (32.2). Overall and for each age group, there were no statistically significant differences by sex.   Source: National Center for Health Statistics. National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2016-2018. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/ahcd/ahcd_questionnaires.htm.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-2195",
doi="10.15585/mmwr.mm6948a13",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6948a13"
}