Pediatric psychiatric emergency rooms during COVID-19: a multi-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has been a major stressor for the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents. Surveys and reports from hotlines indicate a significant rise in mental health problems. As the psychiatric emergency room (ER) is a first-line free-of-charge facility for psychiatric emergencies, we expected to see a significant increase in visits, specifically of new patients suffering from anxiety, depression, or stress-related disorders.

Methods

Data from two psychiatric hospital ERs and one general hospital were included. All visits of children and adolescents from the computerized files between March and December of 2019 were analyzed anonymously and compared to the same months in 2020, using multilevel linear modeling.

Results

SUBMITTER: Erez G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9793352 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature