Background: The economic burden of illness for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) with suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempt (SA) can be attributed to the intensive level of care required, as these patients are frequently evaluated in the emergency department (ED) and admitted to the hospital. This study evaluated this burden of hospitalized patients [...]

Background: Patients hospitalized for major depressive disorder (MDD) with suicidal ideation (SI) or suicide attempt (SA) may have a high risk for hospital readmission. This study evaluated readmission/subsequent emergency department (ED) visit rates and the associated healthcare resource use and costs among patients who were hospitalized for MDD with SI or SA (SI/SA). Methods: Patients [...]

Background: One out of every 5 teens has had mental illness with severe impairment in their lifetime. Furthermore, from 2008-2015 the number of hospitalizations for suicidal ideation (SI)/suicide attempt (SA) more than tripled and the percentage of all hospitalizations doubled for SI/SA across 31 children’s hospitals. Given the increasing burden observed in the hospital setting, [...]