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Observational studyPsychiatry research2020

Psychiatric emergency care during Coronavirus 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic lockdown: results from a Department of Mental Health and Addiction of northern Italy.

Enrico Capuzzi, Carmen Di Brita, Alice Caldiroli, Fabrizia Colmegna, Roberto Nava, Massimiliano Buoli, Massimo Clerici

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Observational study in Psychiatry research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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63 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 142 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Utilization of mental health services during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic - a systematic review and meta-analysis.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Enrico CapuzziPsychiatric Department, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Monza, Monza, Italy. Electronic address: e.capuzzi1@campus.unimib.it.
Carmen Di BritaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, via Cadore 38, 20900 Monza (MB), Italy.
Alice CaldiroliPsychiatric Department, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Monza, Monza, Italy.
Fabrizia ColmegnaPsychiatric Department, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Monza, Monza, Italy.
Roberto NavaPsychiatric Department, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Monza, Monza, Italy.
Massimiliano BuoliDepartment of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Via F. Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy; Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Massimo ClericiPsychiatric Department, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Monza, Monza, Italy; Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, via Cadore 38, 20900 Monza (MB), Italy.
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Lariana · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · ITUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe current COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent containment measures are leading to increasing mental health issues both in psychiatric patients and general population.

objectiveWe aimed to compare the number and characteristics of emergency psychiatric consultations during the phase 1 of lockdown with respect to the same period in 2019 in a Department of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) located in Lombardy region.

methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study including subjects consecutively admitted to two psychiatric emergency rooms of DMHA in Monza, Lombardy, Italy. Sociodemographic data, clinical characteristics, referred symptoms, diagnosis and information on patients' illness course following the emergency consultations were collected. No subjects were excluded for the purposes of the study.

resultsBetween February 21st and May 3rd 2020, there was a marked reduction in the number of psychiatric emergency consultations, if compared to the same period of 2019. Subjects who were living in psychiatric residential treatment facilities, had cannabis addiction and a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder were significantly more likely to present to emergency psychiatric consultations during lockdown.

conclusionsCOVID-19 epidemic may have a negative impact on more vulnerable individuals. Strategies to enhance relapse prevention and the use of alternative approaches as e-health technologies should be promoted.

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BetacoronavirusMental HealthAdultBehavior, AddictiveCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalEmergency Services, PsychiatricFemaleHumansItalyMaleMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderPandemicsCOVID-19lockdownobsessive-compulsive disorderpandemicpsychiatric emergency

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PMID32977050
PMCPMC7499069
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