Mental health, substance use issues prevalent among nonpsychiatric emergency room patients: Digital screening tool may help hospitals identify mental health problems often missed in patients who visit the ER for physical complaints

A new study found that about 45 percent of patients who visit the emergency department for physical injuries and ailments also have mental health and substance use problems that are often overlooked.

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