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ArticleEmergency medicine Australasia : EMA2023

Mental health emergency presentations across the Barwon South West region in Victoria, Australia: An epidemiological investigation.

Bianca E Kavanagh, Kara L Holloway-Kew, Timothy Baker, Mohammedreza Mohebbi, Julie A Pasco, Kayla B Corney, Mark A Kotowicz, Shae E Quirk, Lana J Williams

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Bianca E KavanaghDeakin University, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1656-2775
Kara L Holloway-KewDeakin University, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5064-2990
Timothy BakerCentre for Rural Emergency Medicine, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1893-5966
Mohammedreza MohebbiDeakin University, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Julie A PascoDeakin University, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8968-4714
Kayla B CorneyDeakin University, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Mark A KotowiczDeakin University, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8094-1411
Shae E QuirkDeakin University, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Lana J WilliamsDeakin University, Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

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National Health and Medical Research Council 1174060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine mental health emergency presentations across the Barwon South West, Victoria, Australia - an area comprising a range of urban and rural localities.

methodsThis is a retrospective synthesis of mental health emergency presentations across the Barwon South West (1 February 2017-31 December 2019). De-identified data were obtained from individuals who presented to EDs and urgent care centres (UCCs) within the study region, who had a principal diagnosis of a Mental and Behavioural Disorder (codes F00-F99). Data were sourced from the Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset and Rural Acute Hospital Database Register (RAHDaR). Age-standardised incident rates for mental health emergency presentations were calculated for the whole sample and for local government areas. Data on usual accommodation, arrival transport mode, referral source, patient disposition and length of ED/UCC stay were also obtained.

resultsWe identified 11 613 mental health emergency presentations, with neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (n = 3139, 27.0%) and mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use (n = 3487, 30.0%) being the most frequent types of presentations recorded. The highest age-standardised incidence rates (mental health diagnosis per 1000 population/year) were in Glenelg (13.95), whereas Queenscliffe had the lowest incident rates (3.76). Most presentations (n = 3851, 33.2%) tended to occur for individuals aged between 15 and 29 years.

conclusionsNeurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders and mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use were the most frequent types of presentations recorded across the sample. RAHDaR represented a small but meaningful contribution to the data.

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Mental HealthSubstance-Related DisordersAdolescentAdultEmergency Service, HospitalHumansRetrospective StudiesVictoriaYoung AdultAustraliaemergency departmentemergency presentationsmental healthruralVictoria

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PMID37094829
PMCPMC10947229

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