QuickStats: Emergency Department Visit Rates Related to Mental Health Disorders, by Age Group and Sex — National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2016–2018

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• Alternative 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 Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Personal Author:
  Santo, Loredana ; Peters, Zachary ; DeFrances, Carol
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  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.
  
  Reported by: Loredana Santo, MD; Zachary Peters; Carol DeFrances.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Disease Notification Epidemiology Public Health Public Health Surveillance
• Source:
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 69(48):1838
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Pubmed ID:
  33270619
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7714031
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  QuickStats ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• Volume:
  69
• Issue:
  48
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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