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https://read.qxmd.com/read/24868312/depression-is-associated-with-repeat-emergency-department-visits-in-patients-with-non-specific-abdominal-pain
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Andrew Charles Meltzer, Benjamin Bregman, Janice Blanchard
INTRODUCTION: Patients with abdominal pain often return multiple times despite no definitive diagnosis. Our objective was to determine if repeat emergency department (ED) use among patients with non-specific abdominal pain might be associated with a diagnosis of moderate to severe depressive disorder. METHODS: We screened 987 ED patients for major depression during weekday daytime hours from June 2011 through November 2011 using a validated depression screening tool, the PHQ-9...
May 2014: Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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