Coexistence of Substance Abuse among Emergency Department Patients Presenting with Suicidal Ideation

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) for suicidality.

Characteristic	(%)
Total	427
Gender
Male	228 (53)
Female	199 (47)
Age (years)
Average	34
Range	13–84
Payor type
Medicare	59 (14)
Medicaid	216 (51)
Private	142 (33)
Self-pay	6 (1.1)
Uninsured	3 (0.7)
Other	1 (0.2)
Coexisting substance abuse
Yes	250 (59)
No	177 (41)
Underlying psychiatric diagnosis
Yes	392 (92)
No	35 (8)
ED disposition
Admit	253 (59)
Discharge	173 (40)
Eloped	1 (1)