Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association
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Length of stay (LOS) and boarding in the emergency department (ED) for psychiatric patients have been the subject of concern, given the problems with crowding and excessive wait times in EDs. This investigation examined correlates of LOS and boarding in Florida EDs for patients presenting with psychiatric complaints from 2010 to 2013. ⋯ Extended LOS was endemic for psychiatric patients in Florida EDs.