ED Patients with Prolonged Complaints and Repeat ED Visits Have an Increased Risk of Depression

Introduction: The objective of this study was to explore associations between presenting chief complaints of prolonged symptomatology, patient usage of the emergency department (ED), and underlying depression so that emergency physicians may better target patients for depression screening. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Kristopher R. Brickman, Rajiv Bahl, Nathan F. Marcinkowski, Katelyn R. Ammons, Peter Akpunonu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-09-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/9fd0b90r