So much of what emergency departments see is really psychosocial. Anxiety, depression, suicidality, substance abuse. The numbers of these conditions seem to be exploding, and they can seldom afford primary care, much less mental healthcare. I think the biggest problem with our current system is that it doesn’t take into account how people are feeling.
So much of what emergency departments see is really psychosocial. Anxiety, depression, suicidality, substance abuse. The numbers of these conditions seem to be exploding, and they can seldom afford primary care, much less mental healthcare. The all-night ED is the place they go.