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Appendix C: Adult Stays in U.S. Community Hospitals, Most Common Principal And Secondary Diagnoses of Mental Health or Substance Abuse Disorder, by Gender and Age, 2004
| Principal MHSA Diagnosis* |
Total Number of
Hospital Stays
(in thousands) |
All Principal MHSA Stays |
Gender |
Age Group |
| Female |
Male |
18-44 Yrs. |
45-64 Yrs. |
65-79 Yrs. |
80+ Yrs. |
| Percentage Of Hospital Stays With Principal MHSA Disorder |
| Mood disorders including bipolar disorders and depressive disorders |
707 |
37.9 |
45.0 |
31.0 |
41.0 |
38.2 |
31.9 |
18.2 |
| Substance-related disorders including drug and alcohol abuse disorders |
471 |
25.2 |
16.2 |
33.9 |
27.1 |
29.5 |
14.5 |
5.3 |
| Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders |
411 |
22.0 |
19.7 |
24.0 |
22.2 |
25.7 |
17.2 |
9.7 |
| Delirium, dementia, and amnestic and cognitive disorders |
145 |
7.8 |
9.3 |
6.4 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
31.4 |
63.3 |
| Miscellaneous mental disorders |
44 |
2.4 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
| Anxiety disorders |
39 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
2.0 |
| Adjustment disorders |
37 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
| Impulse control disorders |
8 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Personality disorders |
4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| Disruptive behavior disorders |
1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| Disorders usually diagnosed in infancy, childhood, and adolescence |
1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Note: Percentages represent column percents. "0.0" percent indicates < .05 percent.
*Includes stays principally for MHSA disorders regardless of whether a secondary MHSA disorder is present.
| Secondary MHSA Diagnosis** |
Total Number of
Hospital Stays
(in thousands) |
All Principal MHSA Stays |
Gender |
Age Group |
| Female |
Male |
18-44 Yrs. |
45-64 Yrs. |
65-79 Yrs. |
80+ Yrs. |
Percentage Of Hospital Stays for Secondary MHSA Disorder |
| Mood disorders including bipolar disorders and depressive disorders |
2,330 |
40.7 |
46.9 |
31.3 |
44.7 |
49.0 |
41.7 |
26.6 |
| Delirium, dementia, and amnestic and cognitive disorders |
1,488 |
26.0 |
27.4 |
23.9 |
1.3 |
4.1 |
31.0 |
69.0 |
| Substance-related disorders including drug and alcohol abuse disorders |
1,332 |
23.3 |
13.3 |
38.4 |
40.9 |
33.9 |
14.3 |
3.5 |
| Anxiety disorders |
873 |
15.3 |
17.6 |
11.8 |
15.6 |
18.4 |
17.6 |
9.1 |
| Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders |
343 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
4.4 |
| Miscellaneous mental disorders |
258 |
4.5 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
| Adjustment disorders |
63 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
| Personality disorders |
43 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| Disruptive behavior disorders |
25 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Disorders usually diagnosed in infancy, childhood,
and adolescence |
7 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| Impulse control disorders |
3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Note: Percentages represent column percents. Secondary diagnoses are not mutually exclusive; therefore, the sum of column percent is greater than 100. “0.0” percent indicates < .05 percent.
**Includes only stays principally for non-MHSA diagnoses with a secondary MHSA disorder.
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