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'Hospital was the Only Option': Experiences of Frequent Emergency Department Users in Mental Health
- Source :
- Administration and policy in mental health. 44(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The experiences of individuals with mental illness and addictions who frequently present to hospital emergency departments (EDs) have rarely been explored. This study reports findings from self-reported, quantitative surveys (n = 166) and in-depth, qualitative interviews (n = 20) with frequent ED users with mental health and/or substance use challenges in a large urban centre. Participants presented to hospital for mental health (35 %), alcohol/drug use (21 %), and physical health (39 %) concerns and described their ED visits as unavoidable and appropriate, despite feeling stigmatized by hospital personnel and being discharged without expected treatment. Supporting this population may require alternative service models and attention to staff training in both acute and community settings.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Urban Population
Substance-Related Disorders
media_common.quotation_subject
Health Status
Population
Health informatics
Health administration
Interviews as Topic
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
education
Qualitative Research
media_common
education.field_of_study
business.industry
Health Policy
Public health
Mental Disorders
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
030208 emergency & critical care medicine
Emergency department
Middle Aged
Mental illness
medicine.disease
Mental health
Psychiatry and Mental health
Feeling
Female
Medical emergency
Pshychiatric Mental Health
business
Emergency Service, Hospital
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15733289
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Administration and policy in mental health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....55752f01e0e75dd6f9e81ec304eaf799