TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Hospitalized Youth With Mood Disorders
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6,797 | |
| Age, y | ||
| 6–11 | 1,038 | 15.27 |
| 12–17 | 5,759 | 84.73 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 3,776 | 55.55 |
| Male | 3,021 | 44.45 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | 2,461 | 36.21 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 1,610 | 23.69 |
| Hispanic | 2,046 | 30.10 |
| Othera | 680 | 10.00 |
| Medicaid eligibility | ||
| Poverty | 3,686 | 54.23 |
| Disability | 1,594 | 23.45 |
| Foster care | 1,517 | 22.32 |
| Primary diagnosis | ||
| Depressive disorder | 3,811 | 56.07 |
| Bipolar disorder | 1,599 | 23.53 |
| Other mood disorderb | 1,387 | 20.41 |
| Length of stay | ||
| Short (1–7 days) | 4,981 | 73.28 |
| Long (≥8 days) | 1,816 | 26.72 |
| Any substance use | ||
| Present | 129 | 1.90 |
| Absent | 6,668 | 98.10 |
| Psychiatric comorbidity | ||
| 0 | 1,612 | 23.72 |
| 1 | 1,581 | 23.26 |
| ≥2 | 3,604 | 53.02 |
| Any chronic medical conditionc | ||
| Present | 1,313 | 19.32 |
| Absent | 5,484 | 80.68 |
| Prior psychiatric hospitalization | ||
| Present | 742 | 10.92 |
| Absent | 6,055 | 89.08 |
| Prior psychiatric outpatient visits | ||
| Present | 1,983 | 29.17 |
| Absent | 4,814 | 70.83 |
| Mental health outpatient follow-up in 7 days | ||
| Present | 3,519 | 51.77 |
| Absent | 3,278 | 48.23 |
Note:
a
Includes Asian, Native American, and multiple race.
b
Includes mood disorder not otherwise specified.
c
Includes diabetes, seizures, asthma, sickle cell anemia, cerebral palsy, congenital health disease, cancer, major organ disease, congenital anomaly, HIV, autoimmune disease, and immunocompromised disease.