Patterns of psychiatric admissions across two major health crises: L' Aquila earthquake and COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study examined psychiatric hospitalisation patterns in San Salvatore Hospital in L' Aquila (Italy), during two major crises: the 2009 earthquake and the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The investigation spans two four-year periods, from 2008 to 2011 and from 2019 to 2022, with a focus on the trimester around the earthquake and the first wave/lockdown of the pandemic.

Methods

We analysed weekly psychiatric unit admissions of adults diagnosed with schizophrenia spectrum disorder, major depression, bipolar disorder, and alcohol/substance use disorder. Four-year periods around the Earthquake and COVID-19 Lockdown were divided into sixteen trimesters, and Generalised linear models were used to analyse the relationship between weekly hospitalisation frequency and trime

SUBMITTER: Barlattani T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11460219 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature