Trends in Positive Depression and Suicide Risk Screens in Pediatric Primary Care During COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adolescent mental health concerns increased during COVID-19, but it is unknown whether early increases in depression and suicide risk have been sustained. We examined changes in positive screens for depression and suicide risk in a large pediatric primary care network through May 2022.

Methods

Using an observational repeated cross-sectional design, we examined changes in depression and suicide risk during the pandemic using electronic health record data from adolescents. Segmented logistic regression was used to estimate risk differences (RD) for positive depression and suicide risk screens during the early pandemic (June 2020-May 2021) and late pandemic (June 2021-May 2022) relative to before the pandemic (March 2018-February 2020). Models adjusted for seasonality

SUBMITTER: Hannan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9792424 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature