Matthew Yap1, Matthew Tuson1, David Whyatt1, Alistair Vickery1. 1. Division of General Practice, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate age, gender and disease-specific trends in ED for mental health presentations over 15 years. METHODS: The study population consisted of residents of metropolitan Perth, Western Australia, presenting to Perth ED between 1 July 2002 and 30 June 2017. Population rates of mental health-related ED presentations per year were calculated. RESULTS: Rates of mental health ED presentations are significantly increasing in the working-age population for those with stress and anxiety-related diagnoses, particularly in younger females, and also for alcohol-related presentations for those aged 10-49 years, particularly in males. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrates that increased rates of mental health-related ED presentations are driven by increased rates of presentation for stress and anxiety-related and alcohol-related presentations in both genders across the working-age population.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate age, gender and disease-specific trends in ED for mental health presentations over 15 years. METHODS: The study population consisted of residents of metropolitan Perth, Western Australia, presenting to Perth ED between 1 July 2002 and 30 June 2017. Population rates of mental health-related ED presentations per year were calculated. RESULTS: Rates of mental health ED presentations are significantly increasing in the working-age population for those with stress and anxiety-related diagnoses, particularly in younger females, and also for alcohol-related presentations for those aged 10-49 years, particularly in males. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrates that increased rates of mental health-related ED presentations are driven by increased rates of presentation for stress and anxiety-related and alcohol-related presentations in both genders across the working-age population.
Authors: Matthew Yap; Matthew Tuson; Berwin Turlach; Bryan Boruff; David Whyatt Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-02-01 Impact factor: 3.390