ER Visits For Mental Health Disorders Up 14% Between 2008 & 2009

Between 2008 and 2009, emergency department visits for mental health disorders made by the non-institutionalized civilian population in the United States increased by 14.5%, from 4.1 million mental health-related visits in 2008, to 4.7 million visits in 2009. During this same time period, the U.S. non-institutionalized civilian population increased by about one-percent, from 298.2 million in 2008, to 300.5 million in 2009. Between 2008 and 2009, the total number of emergency department visits increased by 10%, from 123 million to 136 million. In 2008, the 4.1 million visits due . . .