TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Emergency department visit rates related to mental health disorders, by age group and sex - National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United  States, 2016-2018
JO  - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report
A1  - Santo, Loredana
A1  - Peters, Zachery
A1  - DeFrances, Carol
SP  - 1838
EP  - 1838
VL  - 69
IS  - 48
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-2195
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6948a13
ID  - ref1
ER  -