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September 10, 2025Western Journal of Emergency MedicineOpen Access

Association of Mental Health Disorders and Social Determinants of Health with Frequent Emergency Department Use

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DJDerick D. JonesLSLuis SanAMAidan F. Mullan

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Overview

Cross-sectional analysis identifies mental health disorders and social determinants as key factors in frequent ED use.

Key Points

  • Frequent ED utilization is strongly associated with mental health disorders and specific social determinants.
  • Key risk factors include unmet transportation needs (OR 1.73) and food insecurity (OR 1.58) among others.
  • The analysis utilized multivariable logistic regression, highlighting the importance of these determinants in healthcare access.
  • Understanding these associations may improve health outcomes for vulnerable patient populations facing these challenges.

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Jones et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c24009b210217d64798adahttps://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.35599
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