Impact of Pandemics/Epidemics on Emergency Department Utilization for Mental Health and Substance Use: A Rapid Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: A prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to trigger a global mental health crisis increasing demand for mental health emergency services. We undertook a rapid review of the impact of pandemics and epidemics on emergency department utilization for mental health (MH) and substance use (SU). Objective: To rapidly synthesize available data on emergency department utilization for psychiatric concerns during COVID-19. Methods: An information specialist searched Medline, Embase, Psycinfo, CINAHL, and Scopus on June 16, 2020 and updated the search on July 24, 2020. Our search identified 803 abstracts, 7 of which were included in the review. Six articles reported on the COVID-19 pandemic and one on the SARS epidemic. Results: All studies reported a dec

SUBMITTER: Munich J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7943839 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature