MENTAL HEALTH

MENTAL HEALTH Here you’ll find the latest in mental health research related to postpartum depression and major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and more. Stories here tackle issues related to psychologists, psychiatrists — and patients. https://www.statnews.com/topic/mental-health/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--MDQvZACUyanFfHYMwKxBGAq8485wFbfmnJlvCozKbdZYWaPiguksKIYX4bSVD2xuAaIyr6z-HvYFp61zK8RavdckDJg&_hsmi=314893746&utm_content=314893746&utm_source=hs_email Young people face disparities in ER wait times for inpatient mental health care The youth mental health crisis in the U.S. is growing, with visits to the emergency department related to suicide among children and young adults increasing fivefold from 2011 to 2020. Youth taken to the emergency room for any sort of mental health care are more likely to be stuck there waiting for care than they were a decade ago. But some youth from marginalized groups face longer waits, and then are less likely to be admitted for inpatient care afterward, according to a study of Massachusetts data published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics. https://www.statnews.com/2023/05/02/rise-in-suicide-related-ed-visits-among-youth-raises-larger-questions-around-mental-health-care/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_gBqTUFaHfYtt0CZdBNg8pDURmy-A4v_Pyz1MiPadb9yu4JXNO2KSw_mrCY0LgL80d4m0IQcJ6Afbj0eoQp39TGdK_wA&_hsmi=314893746&utm_content=314893746&utm_source=hs_email Trans and nonbinary youth were typically held in the ER for two nights longer than cisgender females but were more than 9% less likely to be admitted for inpatient care, the researchers found. (Findings were similar when comparing trans youth to all cisgender youth.) Black youth were more than 4% less likely to be admitted compared to their white counterparts. To assess the disparities, researchers used data on everyone between the ages of 5 to 17 who boarded in a Massachusetts emergency department between 2020 and 2022. Overall, almost half of all youth who were stuck in the ER for three nights or longer did not end up getting admitted — which means they may be less likely to receive the mental-health care they need. (To learn more about the mental health crisis, keep up with STAT’s coverage.) https://www.statnews.com/2021/04/05/kids-in-the-er-are-waiting-longer-for-mental-health-care/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Xbl8EQQB2MkikH7CQiWqZsHcDJt3KAJKa5fm6lMUTS3aJ-cYLugNUCHvhU_jzBHN6_XFY5pVF0n-DHpVYsm3hCL_XHw&_hsmi=314893746&utm_content=314893746&utm_source=hs_email