Patterns of injury and childhood psychiatric disorder in a low-income population.
This study examined cross-sectional patterns of association between childhood psychiatric disorders and non-fatal injuries. The study population consisted of 763,251 youth between the ages of five and 18 years. Having any psychiatric diagnosis increased the odds of injury by a factor of two (OR = 2.12, CI 2.08-2.16). Strong associations were found between poisoning and unipolar depression (OR = 5.45, 95% CI 5.02-5.93), bipolar mood disorders (OR = 7.00, 95% CI 6.15-7.95) and major depression (OR = 9.63; 95% CI 8.51-10.89). Medicaid data provide an important resource to examine the intersection of psychiatric diagnosis and injury on a population basis.
Radigan
Marleen
M
Youth Services Evaluation Research, New York State Office of Mental Health, 44 Holland Ave, Albany, NY 12229, USA. coevmsr@omh.state.ny.us
MacIntyre
James
J
Hoagwood
Kimberly
K
Lannon
Peter
P
Gesten
Foster
F
Roohan
Patrick
P
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009518:New York / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*