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ArticleAustralasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists2026

Do older patients with mental health presentations stay in the emergency department longer than younger patients? - A retrospective study.

Lifeng Chen, Marianne Wyder, Steve Kisely

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Article in Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Lifeng ChenThe Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia; School of Medicine, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, The University of Queensland, Woolloogabba, QLD Australia.ORCID 0009-0003-6092-5654
Marianne WyderMetro South Addiction and Mental Health Services, Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD Australia.
Steve KiselySchool of Medicine, The Princess Alexandra Hospital, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4021-2924

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ObjectiveThis study aimed to analyse the differences in Emergency Departments (EDs) length of stay (LOS) for mental health (MH) presentations between older patients (aged 65 and above) and younger adults, identifying factors contributing to longer stays.MethodsA retrospective data analysis of MH patients presenting to MHEDs in three Brisbane hospitals between May 2018 and May 2019 was conducted. We dichotomised LOS around the 75th quartile (20 h), given the skewness of the data. Patients remaining in MHED for longer than 20 h were considered as a prolonged length of stay (PLOS).ResultsOlder patients constituted 4.5% (

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Emergency Service, HospitalLength of StayMental DisordersAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQueenslandRetrospective StudiesYoung Adultdiagnosesdischarge destinationlength of stay (LOS)mental health emergency department (MHED)older patients

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