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Community Mental Health Journal
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal 5/2020

01-07-2020 | Psychiatric Emergency | Brief Report

Methamphetamine Abuse Trends in Psychiatric Emergency Services: A Retrospective Analysis Using Big Data

Authors: Jeremy Miller, Robby Atala, Dusadee Sarangarm, Mauricio Tohen, Shiva Sharma, Snehal Bhatt, Mohamad Khafaja, Phillip J. Kroth, Mario Cruz

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 5/2020

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Abstract

Objective

This exploratory retrospective study assessed demographic and hospital utilization characteristics of patients presenting with methamphetamine use to an urban psychiatric emergency service in New Mexico.

Methods

De-identified data from patients presenting to PES from 2011 to 2015 were extracted from our health system. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the study population. We employed bivariate analyses to assess the relationship between methamphetamine use and patient demographics.

Results

Methamphetamine use increased faster than any other drug tested during the study’s time period. Compared to non-methamphetamine patients, methamphetamine use was associated with a shorter PES stay when the patient was in the PES more than 12 h.

Conclusions

Patients with methamphetamine use are increasingly seeking emergency psychiatric evaluations. Methamphetamine use may impact certain racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic classes disproportionately. Further health service delivery studies are needed to develop clear, evidence-based interventions and policy recommendations to address the methamphetamine crisis in the United States.
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Metadata
Title
Methamphetamine Abuse Trends in Psychiatric Emergency Services: A Retrospective Analysis Using Big Data
Authors
Jeremy Miller
Robby Atala
Dusadee Sarangarm
Mauricio Tohen
Shiva Sharma
Snehal Bhatt
Mohamad Khafaja
Phillip J. Kroth
Mario Cruz
Publication date
01-07-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-020-00563-1

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