Background Hospital inpatients often experience medical and psychiatric problems
simultaneously. Although this implies a certain relationship between healthcare utilization …

The authors reviewed and synthesized scholarly literature on the topic of involuntary
confinement and treatment for severely mentally ill adults. Objectively, all facets of the issue …

A high proportion of US health care costs are attributable to a relatively small proportion of
patients. Understanding behavioral and social factors that predict initial and persistent high …

Patients with serious mental illness (SMI), particularly those with other chronic illnesses, may
be vulnerable to unplanned hospital readmission. The authors hypothesized that SMI would …

Background: Pain is common and multifactorial among patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Underrecognized and undertreated psychosocial comorbidity can exacerbate pain …

Background: Individuals with depression have increased nonpsychiatric health care
utilization. Associations between depression and utilization have not been studied in …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Behavioral health conditions and social problems are common
yet underrecognized among emergency department (ED) patients. Traditionally, ED-based …

Main outcome measures Need for rehabilitation, need for procedures, length of stay, cost of
readmission, and insurance status. Results A total of 1997 patients were readmitted after …

The health care delivery system in the United States, structured to provide single-disease
care, presents unique challenges for patients with complex physical and psychiatric …

This article explores the use of a physical examination assignment in a mental health
general nursing clinical placement course that addresses the poor physical health of people …