Mental Health Screening in a Rural Trauma Center: Feasibility and Impact
Mental health screening proved feasible in a rural trauma center, achieving 84.2% screening compliance. Despite barriers of limited staff availability and manual documentation, missed screening opportunities decreased. However, with only 10.8% of positively screened patients receiving psychiatric consultations, substantial systemic barriers remain to be addressed.
Authors
- Simon Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0769-8555)
- Alexa Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9665-9204)
- Michael S. Englehart
- Lanny C Orr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7118-4337)
- Robert E. Carroll
- Tessa C Savell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8131-4940)
- Craig E Palm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3724-9945)
Institutions
- Palm Research Center (ID)
- Billings Clinic (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Trauma Nursing
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jtn.0000000000000864
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25