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Gender‐specific Research on Mental Illness in the Emergency Department: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
Author(s) -
Ranney Megan L.,
Locci Natalie,
Adams Erica J.,
Betz Marian,
Burmeister David B.,
Corbin Ted,
Dalawari Preeti,
Jacoby Jeanne L.,
Linden Judith,
Purtle Jonathan,
North Carol,
Houry Debra E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/acem.12524
Subject(s) - mental illness , medicine , emergency department , psychiatry , epidemiology , population , mental health , environmental health
Mental illness is a growing, and largely unaddressed, problem for the population and for emergency department ( ED ) patients in particular. Extensive literature outlines sex and gender differences in mental illness' epidemiology and risk and protective factors. Few studies, however, examined sex and gender differences in screening, diagnosis, and management of mental illness in the ED setting. Our consensus group used the nominal group technique to outline major gaps in knowledge and research priorities for these areas, including the influence of violence and other risk factors on the course of mental illness for ED patients. Our consensus group urges the pursuit of this research in general and conscious use of a gender lens when conducting, analyzing, and authoring future ED ‐based investigations of mental illness.