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Title

Rates of Injury According to a Single or Comorbid Mental Illness Identified in a Large Employee Database

Authors

McKay A. Ashton, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Ray M. Merrill, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

Comorbid, mental illness, injury

Abstract

In 2022, almost 20% of adults in the U.S. experienced a mental illness. Some of these illnesses include anxiety, depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, OCD, autism, and schizophrenia.

It has been found that those with a mental illness are 60% more likely to sustain an acute injury compared to those without a mental illness.

It is well known that mental illnesses are associated with injuries and that the causal direction is bidirectional.

It is not uncommon for individuals to be diagnosed with two or more (comorbid) mental illnesses at the same time, and data shows that comorbid mental illness ranges from 45% to 54%.

While the relationship between injuries and a single mental illness is known, there is little if any literature that quantifies injury risk with comorbid mental illness.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Ashton, McKay A. and Merrill, Ray M., "Rates of Injury According to a Single or Comorbid Mental Illness Identified in a Large Employee Database" (2023). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2023. 18.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2023/18

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2023-03-01

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Public Health

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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