Table 1.
Characteristics of Behavioral Health Inpatient Admissions & Emergency Department Visits, 2005-2011
| 19-25 year olds | 26-29 year olds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Sample | Males | Females | Full Sample | Males | Females | |
| Panel A. National Inpatient Admission Rates per 1000 Population (SD) | ||||||
| Primary diagnosis of: | ||||||
| Any mental illness or SUDa | 1.58 (0.23) | 1.69 (0.23) | 1.47 (0.17) | 1.75 (0.22) | 1.89 (0.18) | 1.62 (0.16) |
| Depression | 0.29 (0.07) | 0.24 (0.04) | 0.34 (0.05) | 0.31 (0.06) | 0.26 (0.03) | 0.36 (0.04) |
| Psychoses | 0.52 (0.16) | 0.65 (0.12) | 0.39 (0.07) | 0.61 (0.17) | 0.75 (0.11) | 0.47 (0.07) |
| Substance Use Disorder | 0.27 (0.09) | 0.34 (0.07) | 0.21 (0.05) | 0.35 (0.11) | 0.45 (0.05) | 0.25 (0.04) |
| Other Mental Illness | 0.49 (0.07) | 0.45 (0.07) | 0.52 (0.06) | 0.48 (0.08) | 0.43 (0.05) | 0.54 (0.06) |
| Length of Stay | 6.44 (0.65) | 6.92 (0.49) | 5.97 (0.40) | 6.58 (0.57) | 6.96 (0.46) | 6.20 (0.40) |
| # age and sex-specific quarterly rates | 392 | 196 | 196 | 224 | 112 | 112 |
| # inpatient admissions (weighted) | 1,329,051 | 725,755 | 603,296 | 807,452 | 436,505 | 370,947 |
| Panel B. California Inpatient Admission Rates per 1000 Population (SD) | ||||||
| Primary diagnosis of: | ||||||
| Any mental illness or SUD | 1.40 (1.28) | 1.58 (1.49) | 1.23 (1.00) | 1.72 (1.49) | 1.95 (1.74) | 1.49 (1.15) |
| Depression | 0.21 (0.20) | 0.18 (0.17) | 0.25 (0.22) | 0.24 (0.20) | 0.20 (0.17) | 0.28 (0.22) |
| Psychoses | 0.62 (0.64) | 0.82 (0.79) | 0.42 (0.35) | 0.85 (0.82) | 1.12 (1.00) | 0.58 (0.46) |
| Substance Use Disorder | 0.18 (0.18) | 0.23 (0.22) | 0.12 (0.11) | 0.21 (0.20) | 0.26 (0.24) | 0.15 (0.12) |
| Other Mental Illness | 0.39 (0.33) | 0.35 (0.32) | 0.43 (0.34) | 0.43 (0.36) | 0.38 (0.34) | 0.47 (0.37) |
| Length of Stay | 6.93 (0.89) | 7.37 (0.83) | 6.48 (0.71) | 7.14 (0.85) | 7.49 (0.76) | 6.78 (0.78) |
| # age and sex-specific quarterly rates | 392 | 196 | 196 | 224 | 112 | 112 |
| # inpatient admissions | 150,010 | 87,699 | 62,311 | 104,654 | 60,555 | 44,3099 |
| Panel C. California EDa Visit Rates per 1000 Population (SD) | ||||||
| Visit with any diagnosis of: | ||||||
| Any mental illness or SUD diagnosis | 9.17 (3.03) | 9.14 (3.15) | 9.20 (2.90) | 9.83 (3.32) | 9.89 (3.43) | 9.77 (3.23) |
| Depression diagnosis (only) | 0.51 (0.25) | 0.32 (0.11) | 0.69 (0.21) | 0.56 (0.30) | 0.35 (0.12) | 0.78 (0.26) |
| Psychoses diagnosis (only) | 0.63 (0.23) | 0.73 (0.23) | 0.54 (0.18) | 0.77 (0.27) | 0.89 (0.28) | 0.66 (0.21) |
| SUD diagnosis (only) | 4.83 (1.82) | 5.30 (1.95) | 4.36 (1.54) | 4.98 (1.96) | 5.63 (2.06) | 4.33 (1.62) |
| 2 or more mental disorder diagnoses | 0.29 (0.11) | 0.24 (0.08) | 0.34 (0.10) | 0.32 (0.13) | 0.26 (0.09) | 0.39 (0.13) |
| Co-occurring SUD and mental diagnoses | 0.88 (0.37) | 0.95 (0.39) | 0.82 (0.33) | 1.00 (0.42) | 1.06 (0.42) | 0.93 (0.41) |
| Other behavioral health diagnoses | 2.03 (0.73) | 1.60 (0.50) | 2.46 (0.66) | 2.19 (0.83) | 1.70 (0.57) | 2.68 (0.75) |
| # age and sex-specific quarterly rates | 392 | 196 | 196 | 224 | 112 | 108 |
| # ED visits | 982,167 | 510,086 | 472,081 | 595,683 | 306,825 | 288,858 |
a
SUD, substance use disorder; ED, emergency department
b – Individuals with “Depression(only)” “Psychoses (only)” or SUD (only) indicates no other mental illness or substance use disorder diagnosis. Other physical diagnoses may be present on these discharge records.