Reliance upon the emergency department (ED) for psychiatric care has increased among
children and adolescents, both nationally and in North Carolina (NC). The goal of this …

Objectives The increasing frequency of visits to the pediatric psychiatric emergency
department in the United States signals a need for a better understanding of factors …

Objectives Pediatric emergency department (ED) mental health visits are increasing in the
United States. At the same time, child/adolescent psychiatric services are limited. This study …

Objective: To describe the patterns of referral and use of resources for patients with
psychiatric-related visits presenting to pediatric emergency departments (EDs) in a pediatric …

Purpose: We hypothesize that there has been a trend toward an increase in the number of
pediatric and pediatric psychiatric emergency department (ED) visits. If this is true, there may …

Objective: Most youths experiencing a psychiatric crisis present to emergency departments
(EDs) that lack the specialized staff to evaluate them, so youths are often discharged without …

BACKGROUND: Visits to the emergency department (ED) for psychiatric purposes are an
indicator of chronic and acute unmet mental health needs. In the current study, we examined …

Objectives This study assessed improvement in the emergency department (ED) length of
stay and costs after implementation of an ED program which added board-certified …

Objectives While recent studies have demonstrated an overall increase in psychiatric visits
in the emergency department (ED), none have focused on a nationally representative …

Objective To describe trends in utilization of pediatric emergency department (PED)
resources by patients with mental health concerns over the past 10 years at a tertiary care …