This was an interesting study that developed an AI prediction model to predict which patients will have mental health deterioration or agitation events to help protect providers and patients.

Study: Over the past decade, general emergency department visits for mental health conditions increased by 53%, while overall visits increased by only 8.6%. Agitation, defined as excessive psychomotor activity leading to aggressive and violent behavior, is a frequent feature of mental health–related emergency visits. This study using a cross-sectional cohort of ED visits across 9 hospitals, developed a prediction model including factors for detecting risk of agitation that demonstrated high accuracy and applicability across diverse patient populations. These results suggest that clinical application of the model may enhance patient-centered care through preemptive deescalation and prevention of agitation.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2833618