Rates of maternal depression in pediatric emergency department and relationship to child service utilization

Heather A Flynn1, Matthew Davis, Sheila M Marcus

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Michigan Depression Center, University of Michigan Medical School, 2101 Commonwealth Boulevard, Suite B, Room 1003 Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA. hflynn@umich.edu

This cross-sectional study aimed to (a) identify rates and correlates of untreated elevated depression in mothers of young children in a pediatric emergency department (ED) setting and (b) examine the association of depression and other key variables to child healthcare use. Mothers (n=176) bringing their child (