Outbreak of novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in a child and adolescent psychiatric ward: Characteristics and responses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has no end in sight. Currently, the emphasis is on policies aimed at easing movement restrictions and maintaining socio-economic activities. However, infection control in psychiatric hospitals has been challenging. There have been reports on the impact on mental health and outpatient/inpatient treatment environments in the field of child psychiatry. An outbreak of COVID-19 was experienced in a child and adolescent psychiatric ward, and considering that there have been few similar reports, it was deemed meaningful to accumulate such experiences.

Case presentation

Three COVID-19-positive cases, all 14-year-old girls, were confirmed in a cluster among seven hospitalized patients in a child and adolescent psychiatric w

SUBMITTER: Furuhashi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10701222 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature