Why is the mental health burden in EDs rising?

Ms. Kablanian is a 2nd-year medical student at the George Washington University, Washington, where she is enrolled in the Community and Urban Health Scholarly Concentration Program. Before attending medical school, she earned a master of public health degree in epidemiology from Columbia University, New York. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and French from Scripps College, Claremont, Calif. Her interests include advocating for the urban underserved, contributing to medical curriculum development, and investigating population-level contributors to adverse health outcomes. Dr. Norris is assistant professor in the department of psychiatry & behavioral sciences, and assistant dean of student affairs at the George Washington University. He also is medical director of psychiatric & behavioral sciences at George Washington University Hospital. As part of his commitment to providing mental health care to patients with severe medical illness, Dr. Norris has been a leading voice within the psychiatric community on the value of palliative psychotherapy.