Table 4.
Disposition for ED MH Visits Overall and by Presence of an IPU for the 5 Most Common Diagnosis Categories from 2012 to 2016
| Hospital IPU |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Yes a | No | |
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Depressive disorders | |||
| N | 50,788 | 43,230 | 7,558 |
| Hospitalization | 21,863 (43.0) | 20,534 (47.5) | 1,329 (17.6) |
| Transfer | 9,261 (18.2) | 6,923 (16.0) | 2,338 (30.9) |
| Dischargedb | 19,664 (38.7) | 15,733 (36.5) | 3,891 (51.5) |
| Suicide or self-injury | |||
| N | 40,493 | 21,687 | 18,806 |
| Hospitalization | 13,587 (33.6) | 7,026 (32.4) | 6,561 (34.9) |
| Transfer | 18,098 (44.7) | 7,997 (36.9) | 10,101 (53.7) |
| Discharged | 8,808 (21.8) | 6,664 (30.7) | 2,144 (11.4) |
| Disruptive, impulse control and conduct disorders | |||
| N | 33,244 | 24,728 | 8,516 |
| Hospitalization | 7,847 (23.6) | 6,859 (27.7) | 988 (11.6) |
| Transfer | 4,743 (14.3) | 2,689 (10.9) | 2,054 (24.1) |
| Discharged | 20,654 (62.1) | 15,180 (61.4) | 5,474 (64.3) |
| Anxiety disorders | |||
| N | 21,113 | 12,622 | 8,491 |
| Hospitalization | 1,944 (9.2) | 1,557 (12.3) | 387 (4.6) |
| Transfer | 797 (3.8) | 535 (4.2) | 262 (3.1) |
| Discharged | 18,374 (87.0) | 10,530 (83.4) | 7,842 (92.4) |
| Trauma and stressor-related disorders | |||
| N | 8,947 | 7,851 | 1,096 |
| Hospitalization | 3,105 (34.7) | 2,868 (36.5) | 237 (21.6) |
| Transfer | 649 (7.3) | 527 (6.7) | 122 (11.1) |
| Discharged | 5,193 (58.0) | 4,456 (56.8) | 737 (67.3) |
a
All differences significant at P < .001.
b
Category includes patients who left against medical advice, died, or other, but vast majority of patients were discharged (95%).