Desai R, Patel K, Dave H, et al. - Researchers utilized the National Inpatient Sample (2007-2014) to determine the frequency as well as patterns of mental health disorders (MHD) among adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) hospitalizations (stratification by age, gender, and race). In ACHD cohorts, with (MHD+) vs without MHD (MHD-), demographics and comorbidities were analyzed, as well as the rate and trends of all-cause in-hospital death, disposition, mean length of stay, and hospitalization costs. A coexistent MHD (anxiety, depression, mood disorder, or psychosis) was identified in 11,709 of 85,029 ACHD patient encounters. The reported frequency of cardiac/extra-cardiac comorbidities was higher in the ACHD-MHD+ cohort. A rise from 10.3% to 17.5% was reported in trends in the prevalence of coexistent MHD from 2007 to 2014, with a consistently higher prevalence among females vs males. In whites and Hispanics, a rise in hospitalization trends with MHD was noted. Findings highlighted rising trends of MHD, healthcare resource use as well as a higher frequency of comorbidities in patients having ACHD.