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Table 4 Treatment and Discharge Disposition by ICD-9-CM Principal Diagnosis

From: Admission to acute care hospitals for adolescent substance abuse: a national descriptive analysis

 

Diagnosis*

 

Overall

291

292

303

304

305

Treatment

      

   Alcohol/Drug

37.1

55.2

16.4

58.2

56.2

14.4

   Mental Health

6.0

0.9

2.2

2.5

11.8

2.5

   Both

1.0

0.9

0.2

1.4

1.7

0.3

   Neither

56.0

43.0

81.2

37.9

30.4

82.7

Discharge Disposition

      

   Routine

81.6

78.0

81.9

82.7

75.2

88.1

   Transfer – Hosp

2.1

0

1.8

2.7

2.2

2.1

   Transfer – Other Fac.

7.6

12.9

9.1

6.5

7.1

7.6

   Home Health

1.9

0

1.0

1.1

4.0

0.3

   AMA* *

6.8

9.1

6.2

7.0

11.4

1.9

  1. *291 = Alcohol-related psychoses, 292 = Drug-related psychoses, 303 = Alcohol dependence syndrome, 304 = Drug Dependence, 305 = Non-dependent drug or alcohol use **AMA = Against medical advice;