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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Pediatr. 2019 Jun 5;19(8):948–955. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.05.132

Table 1.

Cumulative % Growth from 2012 to 2016 by Type of ED Visit and Specific MH Diagnosis Groups

ED Visits in 2012 N ED Visits in 2016 N Cumulative % Growth 2012 to 2016 p-value
Non-MH ED Visit 1,555,956 1,755,511 12.7% -
MH ED Visit 38,829 58,503 50.7% <0.001a
  Top MH Diagnosis Groups
  Depressive disorders 6,792 14,253 109.8% <0.001
  Suicide or self-injury 5,425 11,406 110.2% <0.001
  Disruptive, impulse control and conduct disorders 5,416 7,864 45.2% <0.001
  Anxiety disorders 3,303 5,415 63.9% <0.001
  Trauma and stressor-related disorders 1,253 2,692 114.8% 0.013
  Substance-related and addictive disorders 1,757 1,862 6.0% 0.038
  Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 1,177 1,629 38.4% <0.001
  ADHD 1,053 1,374 30.5% 0.051

MH=mental health; ED=emergency department; ADHD=attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

a

P-value for comparison between cumulative % growth for MH vs. non-MH ED visits.