Journal article
Effectiveness of a Self-Administered Computerized Mental Health Screening Tool in the Emergency Department
Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), Vol.74(11), pp.1180-1184
11/01/2023
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.20220523
PMID: 37161345
Abstract
Objective: The authors sought to determine the effectiveness of a self-administered computerized mental health screening tool in a general acute care emergency department (ED).Methods: Changes in patient care (diagnosis of a past-year psychiatric disorder, request for psychiatric consultation, psychiatric referral at discharge, or transfer to psychiatric facility) , patient ED return visits (3 months after discharge vs. 3 months before) were assessed among ED physicians (N=451) who received patients' computerized screening reports (N=207) and those who did not (N=244). All patients received copies of screening results. Results: The computerized mental health screening tool identified previously undiagnosed psychiatric problems. However, no statistically significant differences were found in physician care or patient ED return visits.Conclusions: Computerized mental health screening did not result in further psychiatric diagnoses or treatment; it also did not significantly reduce patient ED return visits. Collaboration among EDs , mental health treatment agencies, organizations , researchers is needed to facilitate appropriate treatment referrals and linkage.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Effectiveness of a Self-Administered Computerized Mental Health Screening Tool in the Emergency Department
- Creators
- Ronald G Thompson Jr - University of Arkansas Medical CenterSamuel Mullinax - Arkansas Department of HealthRobert De Monte - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineSacha McBain - University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAustin Porter - University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesCarly Eastin - University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesSara J. Landes - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic MedicineMichael P. Wilson - Quality Enhancement Research Initiative
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), Vol.74(11), pp.1180-1184
- Publisher
- Amer Psychiatric Publishing, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1176/appi.ps.20220523
- PMID
- 37161345
- ISSN
- 1075-2730
- eISSN
- 1557-9700
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- Emergency Medicine Foundation UL1-TR-003107 / Translational Research Institute through National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2023
- Academic Unit
- Emergency Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984702941402771
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