Missed presentations, missed opportunities: A cross-sectional study of mental health presentation undercounting in the emergency department.

Catherine WerkmeisterRuth CunninghamAbigail FreelandJames StanleySusanna Every-PalmerSilke Kuehl

Published in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2022)

The present study demonstrates that ED mental health presentations may be underestimated by nearly 5%, revealing greater mental health demand than current figures suggest.

Keyphrases

mental health
emergency department
mental illness
physical activity
drug induced