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Published on in Vol 13 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/92360, first published .
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Age-Related Differences in Mental Health Status at Psychiatric Discharge Among Patients Across 10 Acute Care Facilities in Alberta, Canada: Cross-Sectional Study

Age-Related Differences in Mental Health Status at Psychiatric Discharge Among Patients Across 10 Acute Care Facilities in Alberta, Canada: Cross-Sectional Study

Wanying Mao   1 , PhD ;   Ernest Owusu   2 , PhD ;   Reham Shalaby   2 , PhD, MD ;   Hossam Eldin Elgendy   2 , PhD ;   Belinda Agyapong   2 , PhD ;   Ejemai Eboreime   3 , MD, PhD ;   Peter H Silverstone   2 , MD, PhD, Prof Dr ;   Pierre Chue   2 , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Wesley Vuong   4 , MPH ;   Arto Ohinmaa   5 , PhD ;   Andrew J Greenshaw   2 , PhD, Prof Dr ;   Vincent I O Agyapong   2, 3 , MD, PhD, Prof Dr

1 AI for Mental Health Program, Department of Psychiatry, St. Michael’s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

2 Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

3 Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

4 Clinical Operations Informatics Office, Health Shared Services, Edmonton, AB, Canada

5 School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonyon, AB, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Vincent I O Agyapong, MD, PhD, Prof Dr
  • Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University
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