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Patterns of Injury and Childhood Psychiatric Disorder in a Low-Income Population

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This study examined cross-sectional patterns of association between childhood psychiatric disorders and non-fatal injuries. The study population consisted of 763,251 youth between the ages of five and 18 years. Having any psychiatric diagnosis increased the odds of injury by a factor of two (OR = 2.12, CI 2.08–2.16). Strong associations were found between poisoning and unipolar depression (OR = 5.45, 95% CI 5.02–5.93), bipolar mood disorders (OR = 7.00, 95% CI 6.15–7.95) and major depression (OR = 9.63; 95% CI 8.51–10.89). Medicaid data provide an important resource to examine the intersection of psychiatric diagnosis and injury on a population basis.

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  1. Youth Services Evaluation Research, New York State Office of Mental Health, 44 Holland Ave, Albany, NY, 12229, USA

    Marleen Radigan & Kimberly Hoagwood

  2. Clinical Neurobiology (in Psychiatry), Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Marleen Radigan

  3. Carolinas Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Center, Charlotte, NC, USA

    James MacIntyre II

  4. Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

    Kimberly Hoagwood

  5. Performance Measurement and Policy Analysis, New York State Office of Mental Health, Albany, NY, USA

    Peter Lannon

  6. Office of Health Insurance Programs, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA

    Foster Gesten

  7. Division of Quality and Evaluation, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY, USA

    Patrick Roohan

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Radigan, M., MacIntyre, J., Hoagwood, K. et al. Patterns of Injury and Childhood Psychiatric Disorder in a Low-Income Population. Community Ment Health J 46, 221–230 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-009-9206-7

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