Variation in Hospital Admission Rates for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder Emergency Department Visits in 11 States
Hospital admission rates for patients with an SSD ED visit varied widely, and the presence of inpatient psychiatric beds was positively associated with admission. These findings raise equity concerns by suggesting that variation in inpatient psychiatric bed availability contributes to ED disposition of patients with an SSD-related visit.
Authors
- Mark Olfson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3958-5662)
- Y. Nina Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4058-607X)
Institutions
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20240441
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00