Homeless Patients Tend to Have Greater Psychiatric Needs when Presenting to the Emergency Department,

Homeless patients tend to visit Emergency Departments (EDs) more frequently than the non-homeless population. The goal of this study was to assess differences in chief complaint, medical conditions, and disposition between homeless patients compared to non- homeless patients presenting to an urban ED.

Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - November 17, 2019 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Lauren E. Lamparter, A. Megan, Theresa Nguyen Source Type: research